PITTSBURGH, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
/ Key Highlights
- ESSS and Ansys are delivering a discrete element modeling (DEM)
workflow to overcome particle movement design issues for many
industrial applications
- The new tool enables customers to simulate product performance
across thousands of real-world operating scenarios
ESSS and Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) are collaborating to provide an
improved discrete element modeling (DEM) workflow for quickly
analyzing and assessing particle movement across numerous
industrial applications. Interoperable with industry-leading Ansys
flagship solvers, the workflow helps engineers design highly
reliable products, slash development time and win the race to
market.
From candy to vacuum cleaners, nearly 70% of industrial products
experience bulk granular material flows, where different-sized
particles with complex shapes interact, potentially impacting a
product's efficiency or structural integrity. To overcome this
difficult design challenge, engineers require DEM, coupled with
structural and fluid analysis, to assess the flow behavior of these
granular particles early in the design phase.
ESSS and Ansys' new workflow, Ansys Rocky, is a robust 3D DEM
solution for tackling particle movement design issues. Harnessing
multiple GPUs simultaneously to analyze bulk material flow systems
20-90x faster, Ansys Rocky runs high-fidelity, uncompromised
massive particle models. Seamlessly integrated with
Ansys® Fluent® and Ansys®
Mechanical™, Ansys Rocky swiftly simulates fully coupled
fluid and structural systems' bulk material movement and reaction
to forces such as gravity and adhesion, ensuring new products are
more reliable than ever.
"We welcome the news of the agreement between Ansys and ESSS. As
you can imagine, most products we design and manufacture involve
particulate systems and are inherently multi-components and
multiphysics," said Lei Zhao, R&D director at PepsiCo. "R&D
and engineering teams at PepsiCo rely on Ansys Fluent to perform
computational fluid dynamic analysis and Ansys Rocky to perform
particle dynamic analysis to ensure product quality and optimize
manufacturing processes. The results are a shorter product
development cycle with less waste and more efficient processes
that help meet the growing demand for healthier and more
environmentally friendly products."
Unlike a traditional DEM code, Ansys Rocky accurately models
particles shapes including arbitrary 3D shapes, 2D shells and
flexible fiber, helping engineers quickly solve challenging design
problems with very complex geometric design variations.
"The ability to model large number of particles with real
shapes, ranging from a pharmaceutical tablet to potato chips, has
expanded Rocky's reach from traditional sectors, like heavy
machinery, to new areas such as agriculture, battery design and
additive manufacturing," said Clovis Maliska, Jr., CEO at ESSS.
"Additionally, Rocky's integration into Ansys' workflow extends the
power of DEM analysis beyond design centers and brings simulation
into manufacturing, operation and production, enabling companies to
optimize the production, transportation and packaging material
handling of bulk and discrete particle systems."
Ansys Rocky delivers unique usability, portability, solver
performance and multi-GPU acceleration to cost-effectively
calculate particle transport.
"Ansys Rocky incorporates the latest technology advances in
customization and user experience integration to augment fluid and
structural mechanics with particle mechanics, enabling customers to
understand how their products will perform across thousands of
real-world operating scenarios," said Shane
Emswiler, senior vice president at Ansys. "From modeling
complex shapes to flexible fibers, Ansys Rocky combines its
multi-GPU capabilities with Ansys' flagship simulations —
empowering our customers to rapidly run large, highly realistic
simulations that include key bulk material details."
/ About Ansys
If you've ever seen a rocket launch, flown on an airplane,
driven a car, used a computer, touched a mobile device, crossed a
bridge or put on wearable technology, chances are you've used a
product where Ansys software played a critical role in its
creation. Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation.
Through our strategy of Pervasive Engineering Simulation, we help
the world's most innovative companies deliver radically better
products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest
portfolio of engineering simulation software, we help them solve
the most complex design challenges and create products limited only
by imagination. Founded in 1970, Ansys is headquartered south of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Visit www.ansys.com for more information.
Ansys and any and all ANSYS, Inc. brand, product, service and
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the property of their respective owners.
/ About ESSS
Engineering Simulation and Scientific Software (ESSS) is an
innovative international provider of engineering simulation
products and services operating in more than 10 countries. With
over twenty-five years of experience, and over 200 employees, ESSS
is a well-established Ansys channel partner. In addition, ESSS
develops new simulation tools, runs ESSS Institute and drives
broader adoption of customized CAE solutions in the energy
industry. Visit https://www.esss.co
or https://rocky.esss.co for more information.
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