EDEM 2018 models behavior of bulk materials. (Image courtesy EDEM.)
Engineers can reduce development time and improve productivity with EDEM 2018, the latest tool suite released by EDEM. This tool accurately simulates and models behavior of bulk materials such as coal, ores, soils and powders. The tool uses the discrete element modeling (DEM) methodology to model individual particles and then bulk behavior. DEM is a numerical technique that models interaction between individual particles and boundaries to estimate behavior of large groups of particles. This technique can be used to model flow and behavior of bulk materials to support design of handling equipment.
High computational requirements have historically limited the application of DEM techniques. EDEM improved performance in EDEM 2018 and reduced computational requirements, thereby enabling more accurate simulation of larger volumes of particles. Users can simulate even miniscule particles with increased accuracy and stability by using the enhanced double-precision GPU-based solver. Users can also access the GPU solver with standard C++ scripting for their own custom models and use the application programming interface (API) to increase performance, even for advanced and complex custom models.
Users can develop better, more realistic presentations with the enhanced visualization tools. Realistic and dynamic videos show material movement and behavior in real time while enabling multiple and dynamic camera views. Realistic texturing, lighting and opacity enhance the realism of the resulting video to make it more clear and understandable to management and customers.
Bulk material behavior developed in EDEM can be transferred to other tools to test and evaluate material handling capability. Users can transfer simulation data from EDEM to other CAE tool suites such as ANSYS and Siemens PLM to co-simulate solutions with finite element analysis, multi-body dynamics and computational fluid dynamics tools. New partnerships with Simulia and FunctionBay support coupling EDEM 2018 output to the Abaqus and RecurDyn tools to transfer realistic bulk materials and evaluate equipment performance with realistic bulk materials.
Engineers can quickly learn to use EDEM 2018 with a free Introduction to EDEM 2018 video course. Visit the EDEM web page for more information.