EDEM Tutorial 11: Transfer Chute and JKR Model

Stephen Cole

Skill Level

Advanced

Model Overview

Rock Box transfer chute

Tutorial Overview

This tutorial outlines the importance of calibration of the materials and uses the results from the EDEM Tutorial 10.

• Calibration of the materials
• Hertz-Mindlin with JKR contact model to account for cohesive nature of the materials
• Simulations in a batch mode
• Comparison of simulations with calibrated and non-calibrated material models
• Creation of selections (Geometry Bins) to analyze material build-up
• Creation of graph, images and videos

Duration

Setup – 1hour

Simulations – 5hour

Analysis – 1hour

EDEM Tutorial 11 - Transfer Chute and JKR model.zip