ProteinProcessIO
A physics-based desktop simulator for plant-protein dry fractionation. RF pretreatment, hammer milling, and air classification, validated against NRC Canada experimental data.
Challenge
Physical fractionation trials are slow and expensive. Researchers needed virtual experiments they could trust against real equipment measurements.
Approach
A GPU-accelerated multiphysics pipeline (NVIDIA Warp) with material presets for yellow pea, faba bean, and red lentil. Developed at McGill and checked against NRC Canada measurements (for example, D50 23.6 µm simulated vs 23.7 µm measured).
What it does
- Coupled RF, milling, and air-classification stages
- GPU-accelerated Lagrangian particle tracking
- Mass-balance tracking with multi-pass recirculation
- Available for research and academic use
Process Simulation · Plant Protein · Dry Fractionation
Built by the founder
Engineered by Emmanuel Amankrah Kwofie, founder and CTO of Vinerals Technologies, at SASEL Lab, McGill University, with academic and industry partners across Canada, Europe, and Africa.
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