Fluent and DEM Solutions Announce Partnership to Deliver Integrated CFD with Discrete Element Modeling Capabilities.LEBANON, N.H. & EDINBURGH, United Kingdom -- Fluent Inc., the world leader in computational fluid dynamics Computational fluid dynamics The numerical approximation to the solution of mathematical models of fluid flow and heat transfer. Computational fluid dynamics is one of the tools (in addition to experimental and theoretical methods) available to solve (CFD CFD - Computational Fluid Dynamics ) software and services, today confirms it has entered into a partnership with DEM See digital elevation model. Solutions, a leading developer of DEM (Discrete Element Method The term discrete element method (DEM) is a family of numerical methods for computing the motion of a large number of particles like molecules or grains of sand. The method was originally applied by Cundall in 1971 to problems in rock mechanics. ) software solutions. The move follows the announcement earlier this year that Fluent Asia Pacific in Japan, the wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Fluent Inc, is delivering DEM Solutions' EDEM EDEM Electronic Democracy (forum) software to the Japanese market. The result of 10 years R&D, DEM Solutions' EDEM software enables engineers across a broad spectrum of industries - chemical, pharmaceutical, materials processing, mining, agriculture - to simulate and analyze the behavior of particulate matter (pills, pellets, aggregates etc.) during processing, manufacturing and material handling operations. DEM Solutions estimate that the market for discrete element modeling software will grow to be a US$75 million sector worldwide over the next five years. Already DEM Solutions' EDEM software is being applied by blue chip customers across the pharmaceutical, chemical, mining, agriculture, and geo-technical engineering industries. Typical issues in particulate process operations that the software is being used to address include bulk handling with conveyors, chutes and hoppers; particle grinding; agglomeration ag·glom·er·a·tion n. 1. The act or process of gathering into a mass. 2. A confused or jumbled mass: ; mixing; equipment surface damage; excavation; filling and packing. John Favier, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of DEM Solutions, notes, "We are delighted to be formalizing the relationship with Fluent into a development partnership. We believe there are significant synergies between the solutions provided by our two companies and that by working together we will be able to rapidly develop commercial products that will deliver new and unique capabilities into the CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. market." Ahmad Haidari, Process Industry Market Director at Fluent Inc., added, "In our continued commitment to deliver high-end functionality and advanced solutions to the marketplace, we are pleased to be entering in a development partnership with DEM Solutions so as to complement Fluent's multiphase models with Discrete Element Modeling capabilities. We will support DEM Solutions' effort to further integrate EDEM with the FLUENT CFD code to allow engineers to simulate and analyze interactions between particles and fluid flow thus accounting for greater details of particle mechanics." About Fluent Fluent is the world's largest provider of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and consulting services. Fluent's software is used for simulation, visualization, and analysis of fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, and chemical reactions. It is a vital part of the computer-aided engineering (CAE) process for companies around the world and is deployed in nearly every manufacturing industry. Using Fluent's software, engineers build virtual prototypes and simulate the performance of proposed and existing designs, allowing them to improve design quality while reducing cost and speeding time to market. Fluent's corporate headquarters is located in Lebanon, New Hampshire
Lebanon (pronounced by natives as IPA: /ˈlεbənɨn/ or , USA, with offices in Belgium, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, China and Sweden. Its CFD software is also available around the world through joint ventures, partnerships, and distributors in Korea, Australia, Brazil, China, Taiwan, the Czech Republic, Middle East, and most European countries. About DEM Solutions Ltd DEM Solutions is the global leader in discrete element modeling software. Its EDEM software is used for simulation, analysis and visualization of particulate flows and provides high-resolution information on particle kinematics kinematics: see dynamics. kinematics Branch of physics concerned with the geometrically possible motion of a body or system of bodies, without consideration of the forces involved. , momentum, heat and mass transfer. EDEM is deployed in a wide range of process industries as well as mining, agriculture and geo-technical engineering. DEM Solutions' consultancy team, which has over 10 years' experience in particle flow simulation, works with customers to solve design and production problems by simulating and analyzing the processes at the particle scale. DEM Solutions' corporate headquarters are located in Edinburgh, UK, with offices in the USA. For more information: www.dem-solutions.com FLUENT(R) is registered trademark of Fluent Inc. and EDEM(R) is the registered trademark of DEM Solutions Ltd. |
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