Experimental and CPFD Numerical Study on Hopper Discharge
This study by researchers from the Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Coal Gasification investigated the applicability of the CPFD) numerical scheme for simulating flows in a 3-D hopper.
CPFD Numerical Study of Impact Dryer Performance
Bigda, from the Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal (IChPW), Poland, presents CPFD numerical studies of the hydrodynamics of gas-solid flow and the drying process using Barracuda Virtual Reactor.
CPFD Modeling of Industrial-Scale Dry Flue Gas Desulfurization Systems
In this paper a CPFD model for dry flue gas desulfurization (DFGD) systems was developed, validated against lab-scale data, and applied to an industrial-scale unit.
Effect of in-Bed Heat Exchanger on Bed Inventory Imbalance in a Pantleg CFB Design – A CFD Study
In this paper presented at CFB-11, a team from Babcok & Wilcox Power Generation Group report on Barracuda simulations of a large capacity, pantleg CFB boiler.
Barracuda VR 16.0.5 Release
Update – March 4, 2015: Barracuda VR 16.0.5 has been replaced by Barracuda VR 16.0.6 on September 30, 2014, and is no longer available for download. If you still require…
Barracuda Virtual Reactor® validation on FCC catalyst fluidization conducted by PSRI
About This Video This video shows Barracuda Virtual Reactor® simulations results on the left, compared with large-scale test data from Particulate Solid Research, Inc. (PSRI) on the right. The gas-solids…
Known Issues 16.0.5
Barracuda VR 16.0.5 Issues affecting this version: KI-1: Particle Drag is not calculated for pure liquid particles when simulation has no solid materials KI-2: 2D data is missing output conversion…
A Critical Validation Study on CPFD Model in Simulating Gas–Solid Bubbling Fluidized Beds
To demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses of Barracuda Virtual Reactor, a model of a pseudo-2D fluidized bed created using it is compared to a two-fluid model (TFM).
CFD for Sorbent-Based Gas Cleanup System
About This Video Gas streams from reactors such as gasifiers often have a need to ‘scrub out’ undesirable gas-phase components from the primary product gases. For a gasifier’s syngas this…
Controlling dipleg returns with multiple particle species
In a hypothetical reactor vessel, particles are separated from the gas via cyclones and returned through diplegs. In Barracuda VR, this is typically done through a Pressure BC measuring the…