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EDEM Bulk Material Simulation

EDEM is a market-leading software that was developed for bulk material simulation. Powered by state-of-the-art Discrete Element Modeling (DEM) technology, EDEM quickly and accurately simulates and analyzes the behavior of bulk materials such as coal, mined ores, soil, tablet, and powders.

This method has been applied to simulate and analyze flow behavior in a wide range of disciplines including pharmaceutical and process engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, agricultural engineering and more.

As an EDEM Distributor, MotionPort has the ability to provide a combined software solution that supports co-simulation between EDEM and RecurDyn multibody dynamics software in the North American region.

The RecurDyn/EDEM co-simulation solution enables engineers designing heavy equipment (such as excavators, agricultural tractors, and off-road vehicles) to introduce realistic bulk material behaviors to their multi-body dynamics simulations. Other applications include modeling soil interaction for off-road vehicles (even lunar and Martian scenarios). This capability provides key insights into equipment-material interactions – leading to increased design accuracy and optimized performance.

Below are two webinars available that explain how EDEM software works and how the RecurDyn and EDEM interface work together to optimize equipment design.

 

Webinars

Webinar: EDEM Simulation Software – How it works

Presented live on
Wednesday 17th April, 2019

Learn more about EDEM – the market-leading Discrete Element Method (DEM) software for bulk and granular materials simulation.

Duration: 40 minutes + Q&A

Presenters: Giorgos Antoniou, Engineering Intern, EDEM
Carles Bosch Padros, Senior Engineer, EDEM

Webinar: Optimizing Equipment Design with RecurDyn and EDEM

Presented live on
Thursday 14th March, 2019

This webinar introduces the RecurDyn-EDEM co-simulation solution and shows how you can use it to improve your equipment design process.

Duration: 40 min + time for questions

Presenter: Sophie Broad, Senior EDEM Engineer, EDEM

Multi-body and systems dynamics simulation is critical in the design of heavy equipment and off-road vehicles.

When using tools such as RecurDyn, by FunctionBay, it is essential that there are accurate representations of ALL the loads acting on a piece of equipment. This includes forces generated by the bulk materials that machinery and vehicles interact with (such as soil, rocks, gravel, mined ores etc.).

Predicting accurate load inputs for those bulk materials using traditional methods is extremely challenging. If an engineer is unable to have confidence in the values going into their MBD simulation, it is impossible for them to have confidence in structural durability and design performance being predicted.
EDEM simulation offers engineers an alternative to traditional approaches and allows for the accurate simulation of bulk materials while providing high fidelity representation of the load distributions acting on industrial equipment.

Combining RecurDyn and EDEM in a co-simulation environment enables engineers to have accurate, dynamic bulk material load inputs in their MBD simulations as standard. This means increased realism in equipment motions and also a complete understanding of how bulk material loads are transferred throughout their mechanical system.

In addition, EDEM 2019 introduced a flexible geometry coupling with RecurDyn that allows for prediction of deformation and stress within individual parts. This capability allows for even greater realism and insight into real-world systems.

 

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About DEM Solutions Ltd.

DEM Solutions Ltd. is a global company established in 2003 headquartered in Edinburgh, UK with offices in USA, Japan and Korea and supported by a network of channel partners in South America, South Africa and Asia-Pacific.

First introduced to the market in 2006, EDEM software is used for ‘virtual testing’ of equipment that handles or processes bulk materials in the manufacturing of mining, construction, off-highway and agricultural machinery, as well as in the mining and process industries. In addition EDEM is used for research at over 300 academic institutions worldwide.

 

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