ParticleVis: A Tool for DEM Particle Visualization

07 Jan 2008 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Carl Wassgren, Avik Sarkar

ParticleVis is a visualization tool specialized for loading and exploring particulate simulation data. It contains a set of features that enables powerful and useful visualizations of particle simulations to be quickly generated. Support is provided for visualization of hundreds of thousands of …

Hopper Segregation

18 Dec 2007 | Animations | Contributor(s): Carl Wassgren

The Particulate Sciences Laboratory at Purdue University investigates the mixing and segregation of binary and multi-component granular materials. Solids mixing, also known as blending, is a common processing operation used in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products. The intent of mixing …

Inter- and Intra- Tablet Coating Variability

18 Dec 2007 | Animations | Contributor(s): Carl Wassgren

Tablets are coated for a number of reasons, the most important of which is controlling the release profiles and bioavailability of the active pharmaceutical ingredient. The amount of coating on the surface of a tablet is critical to the effectiveness of the oral dosage form. Tablets are usually …