CAD/CAM/CAE Software

The advantages about Helix Chute Design

Setup Bulk Material properties…


· Setup Material Particle Density

· Enter Particle size range – specify maximum and minimum particle diameter

· Specify Transfer Capacity or throughput in tonnes per hour

· Input material co-efficient of restitution and chute face properties such as restitution and friction

· Add multiple feed points with different materials – allowsfeeding onto already loaded belts.

Perform DEM Calculations & make a movie


Press Calculate to start the DEM calculations and watch as the particles are created in space and then fall onto the moving feed belt and then flow through the chute.

· Powerful calculations to predict the flow of particles through the chute allows particles to collide with each other and with the chute faces.

· Discrete Element Method (DEM) particle flow modeling

· Adjust the position of belts, pulleys, impact plates, chute liners and skirt plates to optimize the flow thorough the chute.

· Export the trace lines and Trajectories to CAD drawings
 
Record the calculations and produce trace reports and movies


Press Record …

· Record the Particle Flow inWindows Media Player .avi movie format

· Extract reports showing particle positions at each time step of the calculations

· Reports to show velocity of each particle at each time step, including a breakdown showing the velocity in each 3D axis.

· Trace a single particle trajectory as it collides with other particles and the chute faces, belts and other surfaces in the transfer

· Replay the particle trajectory, one step at a time in order to observe actual collision points with surfaces and rebound trajectories.

· Export the trace lines and Trajectories to CAD drawings

· Particle velocities are displayed by colour gradient as well as recorded