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Altair® EDEM™

Discrete Element Method (DEM) Software

EDEM is high-performance software for bulk and granular material simulation. Powered by DEM, EDEM quickly and accurately simulates and analyzes the behavior of coal, mined ores, soils, fibers, grains, tablets, powders, and more.

EDEM simulation provides engineers with crucial insight into how those materials will interact with their equipment during a range of operation and process conditions. It can be used stand-alone or combined with other CAE tools.

Leading companies in the heavy equipment, off-road, mining, steelmaking, and process manufacturing industries use EDEM to understand and predict granular material behaviors, evaluate equipment performance, and optimize processes.

Why EDEM?

Instant Access to Material Models Libraries

Get started with simulations quickly and easily with EDEM's extensive range of pre-calibrated material models representing rocks, ores, soils, and powders.

High Performance Solver

Fast and scalable compute performance across CPU, GPU, and multi-GPU solvers – simulate large and complex particle systems involving millions or tens of millions of particles.

Integrate with other CAE Tools

Extend your application scope by coupling EDEM with leading tools for other CAE disciplines – from Altair or third parties – including MBD, FEA, and CFD.

Key Features

Simulate Any Material

Model a wide variety of real world materials such as large rocks, fine powders, grains, fibers, and tablets using the validated and computationally efficient multi-sphere method or our industry-grade polyhedral particle solver.

Realistic Material Behavior

Comprehensive range of validated physics models for representing any material behavior such as dry, sticky, or compressible.

Fast and Easy Workflow

Intuitive user interface for quick simulation set-up. Material models libraries available for direct access to suitable material inputs. Powerful solver for fast simulation times.

Advanced Analysis

Extensive set of built-in tools for visualization and analysis. Data export option and Python library available for further post-processing.

Customization

Custom physics with EDEM’s API for complex simulations and advanced material behavior such as wet coating, agglomeration, breakage, magnetic particles, and more.

CAE Integration

Couple EDEM with FEA and MBD tools to include realistic material loads in structural and system dynamics analysis. Combine with CFD tools for accurate simulation of particle-fluid systems.

Workflow Examples

  1. Process Manufacturing: Assessing mixing efficiency in a tablet coater
     
  2. Heavy Equipment: Excavator simulation using EDEM coupled with MotionSolve
     

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