Project Engineers Needed
CPFD Software is growing and we need more project engineers who have experience with chemical engineering, industrial fluidization processes/equipment and computational modeling.
Barracuda Virtual Reactor 2016 User Training Dates Announced
The 2016 Barracuda Virtual Reactor training dates have been announced. Click here to see what an average class agenda for a week looks like. Then find a date below that works for you and fill…
CPFD Software Supports 2015 AIChE Annual Meeting
CPFD Software is continuing its tradition of sponsoring the Particle Technology Forum (PTF) dinner. Look for members of the engineering team at the PTF dinner on Wednesday, November 11. We…
Effect of orifice size and bond number on bubble formation characteristics: A CFD study
The volume of fluid with the continuum surface force (VOF-CSF) model has been used in the present numerical study to investigate bubble formation and shapes in a bubble column.
Modelling of methane dry reforming over Ni/Al2O3 catalyst in a fixed-bed catalytic reactor
The dry reforming of CH4 in a fixed-bed catalytic reactor for the production of hydrogen at different temperatures over supported Ni catalyst is studied in this paper.
Changing Chemistry on Restart
The chemical reactions and rate equations solved by Barracuda VR can be changed on restart. However, the GUI currently does not support this advanced restart feature. This post describes how…
Setting Executable Permissions for Scripts
When running a script in Linux or Cygwin, it is necessary to give the script executable permissions. This post shows how to set the permissions so a script can run.…
Understanding the PATH Environment Variable
Operating systems use the PATH environment variable to find programs. The PATH environment variable stores a list of directories in which the operating system will search for programs. Most of…
Calculating PSD at a Flux Plane using Flux2PSD.tcl
In Barracuda simulations, the particle size distribution (PSD) of particles crossing a flux plane is often of interest. This post shows how to calculate the PSD when the “Subdivide by…
Analyzing Heat Transfer through Thermal Wall BCs
Thermal Wall BCs in Barracuda allow heat transfer to and from the system, depending on the relative temperatures of the walls and fluid in computational cells. This post discusses how…