Discrete Element Method: Basic Theory And Utility

Where To Begin your DEM Studies? This way!

This article is intended to help you to evaluate whether DEM is fit for your needs, what are the criteria to choose a DEM software and provide some best practices and guidelines for optimally setting up a DEM case and executing it.

Over the past 50 years, the Discrete Element Method (DEM) has emerged as a powerful first principle simulation tool for a wide range of industries dealing with bulk particulate solids or granular media.

State-of-the-art DEM tools like Rocky DEM provide a unique platform for scientists and engineers to achieve enhanced process understanding by mapping the dynamic interplay of process, material, and geometric variables.

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Presented by:

Saurabh Sarkar, Ph.D

Applications Engineer, Rocky DEM

Dr. Saurabh Sarkar is an Applications Engineer for the Rocky DEM Business Unit. Prior to joining ESSS, Dr. Sarkar worked as an Adjunct Faculty at Rutgers University and an on-site Consultant at Sunovion Pharmaceuticals where he supported drug formulation and process development activities. He obtained his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from the University of Connecticut where his focus was understanding and optimization of different pharmaceutical unit operations using DEM and CFD tools in projects with multiple industrial and government collaborators. He is a Senior Member of the AIChE and serves as an expert reviewer for several journals.