This paper demonstrates that Barracuda Virtual Reactor is well suited for simulating dense particle laden fluids present in steam gasification systems due to its numerical solving methods for both the particles and the fluid.
O’Rourke and Snider present a new contact force model where individual particle accelerations are a blend between the particle acceleration of the original MP-PIC method, appropriate for rapid granular flows, and an average particle acceleration that applies to closely packed granular flows.
In this paper a CPFD model is combined with ECT measurements to investigate the hydrodynamic behavior in a CFB boiler with six cyclones.
In this study by Loha, Chattopadhyay, and Chatterjee, simulated gas compositions are found to be in good agreement with experimental data for a bubbling fluidized bed biomass gasifier.
Dr. James Parker of CPFD Software demonstrates how Barracuda Virtual Reactor can be used to develop a full three-dimensional model of a chemical looping combustion system and simulate the particle–fluid hydrodynamics, thermal characteristics, and reaction efficiency.
Minimum fluidization and bubbling densities and velocities are widely used in fluidized bed design and modeling. The methods presently used for measuring these parameters are, however, time consuming and labor intensive.
Update – April 24, 2018 This version of Barracuda Virtual Reactor is no longer available for download. For the latest version of Virtual Reactor™, please visit the Dashboard. If you…
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. The training program focuses on ‘Modeling of Industrial Fluidized Systems using Barracuda Virtual Reactor®’.
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 drag models for use with the Barracuda Virtual Reactor®.
Update – March 4, 2015: Barracuda VR 16.0.5 has been replaced by Barracuda VR 16.0.6 on September 30, 2014, and is no longer available for download.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…