Effect of Solids Inlet and Outlet on Hydrodynamics of Bubbling Fluidized Beds with Macro Solids Circulation
Researchers use Barracuda Virtual Reactor to validate experimental findings of fluidized beds with Geldart A particles
CPFD Simulation and Equipment Design of a Novel Fluidized Bed Desulfurization Wastewater Dryer
Numerical simulations in Barracuda Virtual Reactor is used to verify evaporation efficiency and ensure that wastewater from flue gas desulfurization is properly treated
Using Machine Learning to Elucidate the Kinetics of Cracking Reactions in a Down Flow Reactor System
In this study, machine learning was employed to elucidate the kinetics of olefins production from the direct cracking of crude oil feedstock in a dual-downer high severity fluidized bed system.
Considerations for Practical Industrial CFD Simulations of Fluidized Systems
This paper analyzes and summarizes the fundamentals of CFD simulations of fluid-particle systems, specifically of fluidized beds.
Attributes of an Eccentrically Positioned Vortex Finder on Primary Cyclones
Numerical granular-fluid simulations of high loaded cyclones with a concentric and with an eccentric vortex finder are performed using Barracuda Virtual Reactor to better understand their hydrodynamics.
Three-Dimensional Full-Loop Simulation of Cold Gas-Solid Flow in a Pilot-Scale Dual-Fluidized Bed System
This paper illustrates Barracuda Virtual Reactor’s ability to simulate a cold-flow model of a dual-fluidized bed (DFB).
The MP-PIC Method for CFD-Simulation of Biomass Gasification in a Lab-Scale Fluidized Bed
This paper demonstrates the effectiveness of the numerical method used by Barracuda Virtual Reactor – the multiphase particle-in-cell (MP-PIC) method, which allows a detailed simulation of even large-scale units with affordable computational efforts.
CPFD Modeling of a Novel Internally Circulating Bubbling Fluidized Bed for Chemical Looping Combustion
This thesis by Christopher McIntyre from the University of Ottawa explores the use of CPFD modeling related to pressurized chemical looping combustion.
Effect of particle size distribution on hydrodynamics of pneumatic conveying system based on CPFD simulation
In this paper, researchers demonstrate Barracuda Virtual Reactor’s ability to accurately model the relationship between particle size distributions and the hydrodynamics of pneumatic conveying systems by comparing simulation results to experimental data.
MP-PIC Simulation of the Effects of Spent Catalyst Distribution and Horizontal Baffle in an Industrial FCC Regenerator. Part II: Effects on Regenerator Performance
This joint paper by the China University of Petroleum and SINOPEC is part two in a two part series on the effects of internals on FCC regenerator performance.