Importance and Need to
Undertstand and Control Behavior and Response of Granular
Material
The ongoing and increasing importance of granular
materials based technologies and operations in the
world today is encapsulated in the following statement
made by Edward Merrow.
“The flow of granular materials is of fundamental
interest because of the prevalence of these materials
in the pharmaceutical, agricultural, food service,
material handling, mining and power generation industries.
It is estimated that related industries total one
trillion dollars a year in gross sales in the US alone
and they operate at only 63% of capacity. By comparison,
industries that rely on fluid transport processes
operate at 84% of design capacity."
Ref: Merrow, Edward W., "A Quantitative Assessment
of R&D Requirements for Solids processing Technology",
Rand Corporation Report R-3216-DOE/PSSP
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Applied DEM
Applied DEM offers Bulk Flow Analyst™ to companies
in a broad range of industries. This allows Applied
DEM to build relationships with companies that have
a wide variety of engineering needs. However, since
Applied DEM was started primarily as a software provider,
we are not structured to support the system project
engineering required by many of our clients.
Applied DEM maintains a strong relationship to the parent
company Overland
Conveyor Company, Inc. (OCC), so our customers know
that when they run into a challenge or more work than
they have manpower for, they can call on OCC for support.
OCC has pioneered the use of Discrete Element Methods
to simulate bulk material flow through conveyor transfers.
OCC provides conveyor transfer and machinery modeling
and analysis as well as material characterization analysis
services to assure DEM accuracy. OCC provides belt
conveyor system design, engineering and performance
evaluations using both static and dynamic
methodologies. In addition, OCC
has developed
specialized software for horizontal curve analysis,
pipe conveyors and cable belt conveyors.OCC also provides
component design and engineering services using classical
mathematical,
solid,
finite element and discrete element modeling techniques.
Other services include the development of control algorithms
for starting and stopping, specification writing and
both design and performance audits. Other field services
include component or system troubleshooting, failure
analysis, non-destructive testing, data collection and
manufacturing or installation supervision. OCC also
markets engineering software and develops custom software
including component design, system analysis and AutoCAD
and SolidWorks automation.
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