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DEM Solutions recognizes that those in academia are the engineers of the future and must be equipped with the same leading simulation tools used by industry

EDEM for Academic Research

EDEM, the most advanced off-the-shelf discrete element method (DEM) simulation technology on the market today, is used in particle-related research at academic institutions around the globe.

EDEM provides a platform for the development of models that simulate the behavior of complex particle systems, including: particle-particle, particle-fluid, particle-structure and particle-electromagnetic interactions.

EDEM adds another dimension to academic research:

• combining discrete element method (DEM) simulation with experimental investigation
• developing new equipment and methods for particle handling and processing operations
• investigating fundamental characteristics of particle systems.

The EDEM Advantage

With EDEM, you and your research staff and students immediately have access to the latest DEM technology used by industry--without needing to develop and maintain an in-house DEM code.

EDEM runs on desktop hardware, in Linux or Windows environments, with an easy-to-use GUI that speeds simulation set-up time. EDEM’s speed and advanced capabilities mean you can simulate larger, more complex particle systems than with most research-oriented DEM codes.

EDEM’s Applications Programming Interface (API) enables extensive customization of particle physics, including linking to external models.

EDEM Academic Partner Program

DEM Solutions’ EDEM Academic Partner Program (EAPP) provides academic institutions around the world with the opportunity to access the very latest in particle simulation technology.

The EAPP offers members a full-featured version of EDEM, with the added bonus of extensive extra capability in add-on modules bundled with the EDEM API, all at a substantial discount to full commercial price. The API enables you to customize the particle properties, the contact physics and particle initialization using C/C++ programming – providing a very flexible and extensible modeling environment to address your research needs.

Our EAPP members not only gain access to EDEM software technology, they also join a worldwide community of both academic and industrial EDEM users.

We maintain an EDEM User Forum where academics can ask questions and discuss their applications. DEM Solutions encourages program members to share papers, presentations, and other materials to create a networking and knowledge hub.

We hold an annual EDEM User Conference, where institutions are encouraged to present their research, share challenges and successes, and make connections with other EDEM users in the community.

Benefits of EAPP membership:

• a fully-featured version of EDEM
• extensive extra capability in add-on modules
• EDEM core and the EDEM API are bundled together--allowing you to write your own contact models and add custom particle properties
• an attractive price
• EDEM User Forum
• EDEM User Conferences
• Networking and knowledge sharing opportunities
• Access to the global EDEM community of both academic and industrial EDEM users

If you are interested in learning more about how your research program can benefit from using EDEM software, please contact our dedicated Academic Coordinator at academic@dem-solutions.com.

Read on to find out about EDEM's use in current research areas.