EDEM Tutorial: EDEM-RecurDyn - Simulating the Brazil nut effect

Corinne Bossy_21127
Corinne Bossy_21127
Altair Employee
edited November 2021 in Altair HyperWorks

In this tutorial we will learn how to set up and analyze an EDEM-RecurDyn coupled simulation. The exercise is directed at beginners to get a basic understanding of EDEM.


The model used here is of a box, containing many small particles and a handful of larger particles, that is made to vibrate and demonstrate the Brazil nut effect.

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