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SimuTech Group provides a complete range of DEM (Discrete Element Modeling) consulting services for bulk particle modeling and interactions using best-in-class Rocky DEM software technology.
Particle Dynamics Analysis
Our team of world class engineers work directly with Rocky DEM developers and support personnel to insure timely and high-fidelity analysis results on a fixed-cost or time and materials basis.
Particle analysis engineering, which involves analyzing for optimal particle size, size distribution, morphology and surface characteristics, has gained increasing relevance in the industries of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, agronomics, milling, metals/mining, and manufacturing.
DEM Particle Analysis applications may include:
- Modeling hair or other foreign objects as flexible fiber in a vacuum system
- Optimization of food coating (or seasoning) in an industrial drum roller
- Mixing multiple materials or particles for QA/QC validation
- Material crushing or sorting in an industrial heavy equipment system
- Surface wear analysis for industrial drums, fins, blades, or other components etc.
Turn Particle Simulation into Measurable Wins
When throughput, yield, or reliability depend on particle behavior, our consultants use advanced DEM to predict how real, non-spherical particles move, collide, wear, and break, and then turn those insights into clear, actionable changes.
Particle Simulation Services
- Troubleshoot & Debottleneck: Rapid “what-if” studies to resolve blockages, segregation, and excessive fines—without costly trials or downtime.
- Design & Scale-Up: Compare chute, screen, blender, or mill concepts early; right-size equipment before fabrication; de-risk line changes.
- Material-Aware Modeling: Calibrate contact, cohesion, and breakage to your feed and moisture envelope so predictions match reality.
- Wear & Reliability Forecasts: Map impact/abrasion to estimate liner wear, maintenance intervals, and total cost of ownership.
- Large-Scale, Fast: GPU / multi-GPU workflows let us simulate tens of millions of particles to capture full-system behavior on tight timelines.
- Multiphysics Coupling: DEM + CFD/FEA/thermal to quantify air entrainment, heat transfer, vibration, or structural response.
How We Work
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Define the question (throughput target, quality/yield, or reliability pain point).
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Calibrate materials with quick bench data or historical operating windows.
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Simulate at scale across realistic set points (baseline vs. concepts).
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Decide with confidence using ranked recommendations and sensitivity analysis.
Typical Deliverables
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KPI summary (throughput, breakage, segregation, wear rate) and ROI estimate
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Visualizations: flow patterns, residence time, impact/abrasion maps, hot spots
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Concrete recommendations: geometry tweaks, liners, feed strategy, and operating set points
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Validation plan; optional onsite/remote review with operations & maintenance
Where This Pays Off
- Mining & Metals: Transfer chutes, bins, mills, and screens—balance throughput vs. liner life and dust.
- Pharma / Ag / Food: Screening, sorting, coating, and blending—protect tablets/seeds/snacks, cut fines, and improve uniformity.
- Battery & Energy Materials: Optimize powder handling across feeders, hoppers, pneumatic conveying, coaters, and calciners—reduce segregation and fines, stabilize flow, and improve yield and lot-to-lot consistency.
Particle Consulting | Have a Special Request for your Project?
Have a particle-handling challenge to solve or a design to de-risk? Connect with a SimuTech Group engineer to scope a focused study and get actionable recommendations fast.
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Our team of experienced engineers can assist you at any step of your process.