Simulation case studies and applications in the food and beverage industry

Learn how simulation can significantly enhance food manufacturing processes and operations.

As the food and beverage industry accelerates its digital transformation, new simulation tools are changing the design and operation of food manufacturing processes and operations.

In this webinar, presenters from Mars Wrigley and General Mills discuss their perspectives on how simulation can benefit the food industry. Application case studies will showcase how discrete element modeling (DEM) combined with other simulation tools, such as computational fluid mechanics (CFD), enhances process understanding and optimizes critical food processing equipment.

This event will also provide a technical overview of Rocky DEM simulation software. Learn how Rocky’s capabilities, such as modeling complex arbitrary particle shapes and sizes, can benefit the food and beverage industry.

Agenda:

Introduction to engineering simulation
Particle simulation applications in the food and beverage industry
Application case studies – Mars Wrigley and General Mills

Presented by:

Rahul Bharadwaj

VP of Engineering and Business Development at ESSS

Dr. Rahul Bharadwaj has over a decade of experience in the development, validation, and application of computational tools such as Discrete Element Modeling (DEM), CFD, and FEA. After completing his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, he was a senior scientist at Pfizer R&D and senior engineer at Jenike and Johanson Inc, where he has several years of consulting experience in the field of bulk material handling. Dr. Bharadwaj currently serves as the VP of Engineering and Business Development at ESSS, where he leads a global team of engineers in pre-sales, support and engineering for a suite of simulation products that predict bulk material behavior. He is an active member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), and is the founder and past-chair of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), Process Modeling and Simulation Focus Group.

Elias Taye

Principal Engineer at Mars Wrigley

Elias Taye is an electro-mechanical engineer with extensive experience in designing machines and mechanisms, electro-mechanical systems, kinematics and dynamic analysis, finite element analysis – structural, thermal, modal, vibration and noise analysis, discrete element analysis, fluid dynamics, and multiphysics transient and steady state simulation. Dr. Taye holds an MS and a PhD in Machine and Mechanism Design for Light Industries, fourteen US patents and patent applications, thirteen European patents, two corporate awards and numerous technical publications.

Garrett Swindlehurst

Senior Engineer at General Mills

Dr. Swindlehurst is a chemical engineer with expertise in modeling and simulation, pilot plant development, materials synthesis and characterization, gas processing systems technology, and commercial food processing technology. He completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Minnesota in September 2014. Currently, Dr. Swindlehurst is a Senior ITQ Engineer at General Mills, Inc., responsible for modeling and simulation support for research and development activities across the General Mills R&D technology platforms.