Powder-Liquid Mixing in a Planetary mixer

Simulating the behavior of powder and liquid being mixed by a planetary mixer. By using powders, which have lower specific gravity than liquid particles, we can observe that the powders floating in the liquid are stirred and mixed by the planetary mixer.

A liquid containing powders (powder-liquid mixed phase flow: slurry flow) is used for abrasives, etc. The higher the concentration of powders, the higher the apparent viscosity.

The Discrete Element Method (or Discrete Element Method (DEM)) is a method for simulating the behavior of these powders numerically. It tracks the behavior of powder particles, taking into account collisions between particles or between particles and the wall, and friction during collisions.

​*A separate Granuleworks license is required for the coupling of Particleworks (MPS) and Discrete Element Method.