Category : Simulation Technology

31 Jan 2019 Simulation Technology

CAE with ROCKY DEM for material processes

Computer Aided Engineering with the simulation software ROCKY DEM for particle processes. By using simulation methods, it is possible to generate value-added data for the design process. If this data generated early in...

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21 Jan 2019 Simulation Technology

Students, industry and software team up to research Breakage Model

From time to time, companies around the globe revisit their strategies on how to use energy and resources efficiently while meeting the corporate bottom line. Mining/minerals-processing industries must pay special attention...

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10 Aug 2018 Blog Pharmaceutical Simulation Technology

Modeling the particle shapes and breakage with Rocky DEM

Particulate matter is all around us: in food products, building materials, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical powders, and even consumer products. Because of their ubiquity, particulate materials contribute significantly to the economy: They make up a...

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01 Aug 2018 Blog Simulation Technology

More GPUs = faster processing with Rocky DEM

In the past, DEM simulations were restricted to relatively small problems that used, for example, only thousands of larger particles that were mostly spherical in shape. Recent improvements in both DEM codes and computational power have enabled closer-to-reality...

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30 Jul 2018 Blog Simulation Technology

Modeling concrete silos for soy storage

In the worldwide agriculture industry, silos historically have been used to store harvested products. Many existing silos around the globe exhibit sub-optimal operating conditions, often due to the lack of knowledge about pressure distribution, flow and other...

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13 Mar 2018 Blog Simulation Technology

Optimize SAG Mill Wear using DEM simulation

Avoiding machine stoppage is a continual challenge in the mining industry, since downtime hours cost valuable production time and money. In the case of semi-autogenous (SAG) mills, these losses can be excessive. SAG mills are the technology of choice for reducing...

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