Applications of EDEM for Agricultural Machinery Design

Any industry that produces bulk quantities of goods such as pharmaceuticals, food, chemicals, or cosmetics, is seeking to produce these products consistently while reducing cost factors like waste and down time. Due to the nature of process manufacturing, multiple ingredients are combined to be mixed, coated, or sorted, so understanding the behavior of these processes is of paramount importance for manufacturers. Through the use of simulation modeling and Smart Manufacturing principals, manufacturers are now able to optimize these processes, leading to greater productivity and profitability.

This eBook discusses the challenges linked to designing equipment intended to handle rocks, soils, ores and gravel. It introduces EDEM -bulk material simulation software- and explains how it can be used for the design, performance testing, and optimization of construction and mining equipment. The following topics are covered: - Challenges of designing heavy equipment handling bulk materials - What is EDEM simulation technology - CAE integration - Benefits of using EDEM simulation as part of the design process - Applications examples: dump trucks, excavators, dozers, loaders, grab buckets, and more - Case study: Increasing the operational performance of a truck load body at VR Steel

This eBook describes the theoretical background behind the Discrete Element Method (DEM) - a particle-scale numerical method for modeling the bulk behavior of granular materials and many geomaterials such as coal, ores, soil, rocks, aggregates, pellets, tablets and powders. The following topics are covered: - Modeling Approaches - DEM Background - Particle Motion Calculations - Time Steps - Interaction Models - Contact Detection - Particle Shapes - Material Calibration - Geometries in DEM - Coupling DEM with other CAE tools

This eBook discusses how EDEM bulk material simulation can be used to optimize a range of operations and processes as part of the steelmaking process. - Raw material handling: transfer chutes, coal wagons, bucket elevators & screw augers - Processes: breakage, crushing, mixing, drying, vibration - Blast furnace loading and cohesive zone Learn how EDEM can help improve steel quality, energy efficiency and blast furnace performance.

This eBook provides an overview of common challenges involving particulates such as poor mixing, uneven coating, and pill breakage. It introduces EDEM - Discrete Element Method (DEM) software - and goes through examples of applications including mixing, agglomeration, comminution, die filling, tablet compaction, tablet coating and more.
Download this eBook to learn how EDEM can provide key insights otherwise difficult or sometimes impossible to measure - leading to optimized processes, better product quality, less physical prototyping, and cost savings.