EDEM 2020

EDEM 2020 is a discrete element method (DEM) simulation application for modeling and analyzing the behavior of bulk and granular materials. It helps engineers predict how particles flow, segregate, compact, and interact with equipment so they can optimize designs, reduce physical prototyping, and improve process performance.

Key capabilities:

• Realistic particle modeling: supports multi-sphere/clumped and polyhedral particle shapes, with extensive contact and material models for a wide range of bulk solids.
• Performance at scale: CPU and GPU solvers to handle large particle counts and accelerate design studies.
• Co-simulation and coupling: integrates with common MBD, CFD, and FEA tools to capture particle–equipment interactions, fluid–particle dynamics, and structural loads.
• Engineering insights: calculates forces, torques, wear indicators, throughput, residence time, and energy consumption for components such as chutes, hoppers, conveyors, mixers, mills, excavators, and tillage tools.
• Workflow and automation: CAD import, pre/post-processing, reporting, and scripting APIs (e.g., Python) for calibration, parametric studies, and repeatable analyses.
• Industries served: mining and metals, agriculture and heavy equipment, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, additive and process manufacturing, and consumer goods.

What’s notable about the 2020 release:

• Improved solver performance and scalability (including GPU acceleration) for faster turnarounds on large models.
• Enhanced usability and post-processing to streamline setup, visualization, and reporting.
• Broader and smoother co-simulation workflows with common CAE solvers.

Supported platforms typically include Windows and Linux.

EDEM 2020 is developed by DEM Solutions. The most popular versions of this product among our users are: 6.0, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3. The name of the program executable file is edem.exe.