Simulation-based digital twin for a comminution circuit

Learn how a digital twin of a conical crusher can reduce the energy footprint for the mining industry

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The process of crushing and grinding, known as comminution, is one of the world’s most energy-intensive industrial processes, using at least 3% of total global electricity production and, on average, accounts for more than 50% of a mine’s energy consumption and 10% percent of total production costs.

This presentation will review how simulation technology can contribute towards the reduction of the energy footprint for the mining industry, demonstrating a process to create a digital twin of a conical crusher, using real-time data transmission from the physical asset.

Join us to understand more about this powerful tool to increase the efficiency of manufacturing systems, providing guidance to the operator or automated control system.

What you will learn:

Comminution processes
Digital twin for crushers
- DEM Simulation
- DOE/AMOP generation
- Implementation

Presented by:

Sunil Acharya, PhD

Principal Application Engineer - Ansys

Dr. Sunil Acharya is an engineering simulation expert with 21 years of industry experience in simulation-based techniques for product design and process modeling. As a Lead Application Engineer for the Ansys Customer Excellence (ACE) Team, his primary areas of expertise are in materials and multi-physics modeling. Sunil is a mechanical engineer (IIT, Bombay) with a PhD (Polymer Engineering) and MS (Biomedical Engineering) from the University of Akron. Member of the NAFEMS Manufacturing Simulations Working Group and the digital twin Consortium.