Consulting Engineer, TUNRA Bulk Solids
Daniel is a consulting engineer with TUNRA Bulk Solids, Newcastle. Before joining TUNRA, Daniel completed his mechanical engineering degrees in Germany, and earned a PhD followed by a 2-year post-doc at the Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM), Deakin University in Australia. His interests are solving problems associated with bulk material flow and resulting wear. His main expertise is the Discrete Element Method (DEM), modelling of wear and experimental wear testing.
What are some of the recent advancements with simulation tools and how do they complement traditional/continuum methods? - What are some of the major challenges or limitations associated with implementing simulation methods in BMH industries at the current time? How can these challenges be addressed? - Where are simulation methods going over the next 10 years and what are some of the emerging technologies that will facilitate this? - How can we better promote or encourage the use of simulation tools to drive innovation within BMH industries? - How are current trends in sustainability influencing the development and optimization of BMH systems? - What role does or will data analytics, machine learning, AI play in the future of simulation methods for sustainable design and operation of BMH equipment? - How are we going as an industry in ensuring the accuracy of simulations and modelling? Do we need to put more effort into developing standard techniques, validation models, assessment criteria, etc to ensure confidence across different codes and applications?