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21 Sep 2017 Blog Mills and Crushers

Predicting particle breakage with contact-based Energy Spectra

Quite often DEM users are interested in predicting particle breakage, either to promote it (for example, spending less energy in comminution processes) or to avoid it (such as preventing tablet break-in coating processes...

15 Aug 2017 Blog Events Simulation Technology

Calibration of a Rocky DEM simulation with ANSYS optiSLang

Every numerical method relies on the accurate choice of models, solver settings, and material parameters in order to be able to mimic real-world behavior. This is not different for Discrete Elements Method (DEM) simulations, where the calibration of the material...

07 Aug 2017 Blog Vibrating Screens

Vibrating screen: evaluating efficiency by using the Discrete Element Method

Several industries use vibrating screens to separate and transport granulated material. Find out more about how to address problems in these applications.

12 Jul 2017 Blog Pharmaceutical and Biotech Simulation Technology

Why have you not improved the performance of pharmaceutical processing equipment yet?

In the pharmaceutical industry, special types of processing equipment are designed to blend, mix, dry, compact, and coat the various materials that go into making the pills, tablets, powders and other products that are produced...

22 Jun 2017 Blog Simulation Technology

Rocky 4 simulates complex, combined DEM motions directly within its software

One of the major accomplishments in the latest release of Rocky is the new fully integrated motion kernel, which offers support for combined geometry motions. Combined motions were previously only possible by using third-party multi-body dynamics (MBD) simulation...

08 May 2017 Blog Simulation Technology

Rocky 4 achieves major breakthrough in DEM computational speeds with first ever Multi-GPU solver capabilities

The wait is over. With the fourth major release of its 3D Discrete Element Modeling (DEM) particle simulation software, Rocky 4 becomes the very first commercially available DEM solver to offer support for Multi-GPU Processing. This powerful, innovative, and...

05 Apr 2017 Blog Simulation Technology

Applications for modelling particle breakage in Rocky DEM

Particle breakage, also known as particle degradation or fragmentation, is a process that involves splitting a larger particle into several smaller fragments. This can be desirable or undesirable depending on the application. For example, there are many bulk...

08 Feb 2017 Blog Food Processing Simulation Technology

Mixing equipment analysis using Rocky DEM

From the powder mixing of pharmaceutical ingredients to fuel particles inside a fluidized bed nuclear reactor; from the mixing of yeast into the dough in a bakery operation to gravel inside an asphalt plant; the search for increasing homogeneity of a system is a...

14 Dec 2016 Blog Chutes

Using DEM to improve transfer chute design

DEM is a powerful solution to improve transfer chutes. By simulating different scenarios, the tool reduces the costs of building and testing different configurations.

30 Nov 2016 Blog Simulation Technology

University of Cape Town uses Rocky DEM to simulate particle behavior

Dr. Indresan Govender, professor and researcher at University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa, recently gave us an interview about how he and his team have been using Rocky DEM and the advantages they are discovering. Read the complete interview...

18 Oct 2016 Blog Simulation Technology

Analyze grinding efficiency by using particle Energy Spectra

Check out the breakage capabilities in Rocky DEM, including the time-saving feature, Particle Energy Spectra.

01 Jun 2016 Blog Simulation Technology

Scanning and simulating unique particle shapes: an experiement

So you’ve identified that your Rocky DEM analysis could benefit from a more accurate particle shape. You say you have access to a sample particle and a 3D scanner? Excellent! So now what? The office I work in recently received our own 3D laser scanner so I took it...

Pharmaceuticalprocessing equipment

Predicting particle breakage with contact-based Energy Spectra

Calibration of a Rocky DEM simulation with ANSYS optiSLang

Vibrating screen: evaluating efficiency by using the Discrete Element Method

Why have you not improved the performance of pharmaceutical processing equipment yet?

Rocky 4 simulates complex, combined DEM motions directly within its software

Rocky 4 achieves major breakthrough in DEM computational speeds with first ever Multi-GPU solver capabilities

Applications for modelling particle breakage in Rocky DEM

Mixing equipment analysis using Rocky DEM

Using DEM to improve transfer chute design

University of Cape Town uses Rocky DEM to simulate particle behavior

Analyze grinding efficiency by using particle Energy Spectra

Scanning and simulating unique particle shapes: an experiement

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