EDEM Solver Capabilities
EDEM contains four solver engines.
The following table summarizes the features available with each of the solver
engines.
| Features | Multi-Sphere CPU | Multi-Sphere CUDA GPU/Multi-GPU | Sphero-Cylinder CUDA GPU/Multi-GPU | Polyhedral CUDA GPU/Multi-GPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creator Features | ||||
| Meta Particles | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Editable Particle Shapes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer Material | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GEMM Database | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Volume Packing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Factories | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Size Distributions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Support Multiple Materials/Particles | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shape Library | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes |
| Import/Export Particle | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Motions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Block Factory Import | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Simulator Features | ||||
| MBD Coupling Interface | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CFD Coupling Interface | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic Domain | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Linear Periodic Boundaries | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cylindrical Periodic Boundaries | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Track Collisions | Yes | No | No | No |
| Auto Time Step Setting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Auto-Grid Setting | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Contact Detection | Yes | No | No | No |
| Contact Detection: BVH | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Euler Time Integration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Verlet Time Integration Methods | Yes | No | No | No |
| Batch Mode | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kinematics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Selective Save/Data Export | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Block Import Factory | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Analyst Features | ||||
| Clipping Planes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tools | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Manual Selections | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Geometry Bins | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Grid Bins | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export Data | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EDEM API | ||||
| Contact Models | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Particle Body Forces | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Factories | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Field Data Import | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Particle Replacement | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Deformation (API) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Deformation (Coupling Interface) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Properties | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Physics Models | ||||
| Hertz Mindlin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| JKR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes1 |
| JKR V2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Edinburgh-Elasto-Plastic-Adhesion Model | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bonded V2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Archard Wear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Relative Wear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Oka Wear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Linear Spring | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Linear Cohesion V2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hysteretic Spring | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Electrostatics | Yes | No | No | No |
| Heat Transfer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Standard Rolling Friction | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RVD Rolling Friction (Deprecated) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Tavares UFRJ Breakage Model | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Type C Rolling Friction | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spray Coating Model | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wet Mixing Model1 | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Hertz Mindlin Nassauer Kuna | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Volume Spring Model1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes |
| Spinning Friction | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes |
| Effective Sphere Cohesion1 | No | No | No | Yes |
| Tribocharging | Yes | No | No | No |
| Ganser Drag | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Haider and Levenspiel Drag | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Morsi and Alexander Drag | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Schiller and Naumann Drag | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Magnus Lift | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Saffman Lift | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- Experimental model.