DEM Solutions Releases EDEM 2.2

By DE Editors

DEM Solutions has released EDEM 2.2,  the latest version of its multi-purpose modeling software used to simulate and optimize bulk particle handling and processing operations.

The latest version of EDEM includes a number of enhancements to help the user configure the data they require for analysis, which can help improve productivity and maximize the time spent solving engineering problems. 

When  EDEM users routinely save all simulation data there’s no need to specify, in advance,  which data is to be analyzed. However, as EDEM gives users the capability to run ever-larger simulations, the resulting file sizes have also increased—along with a need for increased data storage capacity.

EDEM 2.2 still has the option to save the full dataset, for use as restore points, but now includes the ability to selectively save sub-sets of the results data. Selecting only those sub-sets required for analysis can substantially reduce the file size. This gives users the flexibility to store a greater number of simulations—even large-scale simulations—for a given storage capacity.

Those users who run EDEM simulations along with other external data sources will now have the option to synchronize time in EDEM 2.2 with their external time settings. This is good news for users who run simulations with pre-defined geometry dynamics,  external dynamics coupling, or field data linked to an external data source. 

When saving an EDEM 2.2 simulation deck, users can now reset the elapsed simulation time to zero—or any other value—synchronizing the new deck with the desired reference start time.  All graphs produced from the results using the new simulation deck will read more easily—with axis labels generated from the user specified time.

EDEM users who need their simulations to replicate specific mass flow rates—or fill a volume with a given total mass—can better define and control those issues with the new Mass Generation Rate feature in EDEM 2.2. This feature, part of EDEM’s “Particle Factory” will be valuable to users who design Bulk Solids Transfer systems—especially Conveyor Transfer Points. 

EDEM’s existing post-processing tools allow users to spot calculate the bulk material characteristics of specific particles during a simulation run—by capturing them a “bin” at any location in the simulation.  With EDEM 2.2 the bin can be any shape (not just cubic) and can link to any piece of physical geometry—such as a moving excavator bucket, or the rotating disc of a fertilizer spreader—gathering statistics over time.

For more information,  visit DEM Solutions.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.