CO Emissions from an FCC Regenerator
About This Video This animation was part of a study conducted by a North American refiner using the Barracuda Virtual Reactor to understand and correct the high levels of carbon…
Using Python to Calculate PSDs from Raw Particle Data Files
In Barracuda VR, detailed Particle Size Distribution (PSD) information can be obtained from Raw Particle Data files. There are two ways to generate Raw Particle Data files: When setting up…
Evaporation Model for Droplets and Solid Particle Drying (Updated)
Evaporation and particle drying are increasingly being used in Barracuda models for a variety of applications, such as Coal and biomass gasifiers and combustors (particle drying) Flue gas desulfurization units…
Increasing the numerical resolution of small particles in a wide PSD
The issue of particle resolution for small particles is an important consideration that is often overlooked. In order to get adequate spatial resolution of particle positions, it is sometimes necessary…
October Barracuda Training Class
A Barracuda Virtual Reactor New User Training Class has been scheduled for October 20 – 24, 2014. The class will be held at CPFD Software, located in Albuquerque, NM. Click here to view the…
Data-mining GMV files using gmv2txt.py
One method of data-mining GMV files is presented in this post. This method relies on converting the GMV files to text format. A warning before we get started: GMV files…
Setting the Basis (Mass Flow Rate or Velocity) for a Flow BC
When editing a Flow file for a Flow BC in Barracuda, you can double-click on the header of the Velocity / Mass Flow Rate column. When the Select… dialog pops…
CPFD Software Collaborates with IPE for State of the Art Drag Model Improvements
CPFD Software has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for the purposes of improving physics- and math-based particle…
Calling Barracuda utilities in Windows batch files
Many Barracuda users are familiar with using several utility scripts that are bundled in the normal Barracuda installation directory. When working in Linux, it is common to write Bash shell…
Accessing the CPFD FTP server in Linux
Many Barracuda users work on Linux machines that were built and configured by CPFD Software, or based on installation instructions provided by CPFD Software. Most of these systems run a Linux distribution…