DEM Modeling as an Innovative Method in Designing of Screw Conveyors

Piotr Rubacha, Simulation Engineer at FMK Poland presents as part of the 2020 ATCx DEM.

The presentation discusses the problems of designing screw conveyors with regard to the determination of the exploitation parameters (mass efficiency and power DEM and) when current calculation methods are in use. to improve the designing process and provide more reliable results, a DEM method was introduced to everyday usage in FMK company. the presentation shows the innovative results of the experimental and simulation studies concerning the determination of the exploitation parameters of the screw conveyor. Our studies indicated great agreement of the DEM results with reality in the aspect of mass efficiency and power DEM and calculation. Moreover, exemplary simulations of bulk material transport in a screw conveyor are be presented.

Presentation Duration: 18 minutes