This paper investigates adding silicon carbide and adjusting the crude oil–to–chemicals process in a multizone fluidized bed reactor to improve the performance in terms of morphology of hydrodynamics and thermal conductivity
Known Issues main page Barracuda Virtual Reactor 22.1.0 Issues fixed in this version: KI-177: GUI may have problems loading small STL files KI-178: Simulations may run slower in test drive…
This article highlights the collaboration between CPFD Software and the University of Hull in utilizing Barracuda Virtual Reactor for pioneering research on low-carbon hydrogen production through Sorption-enhanced steam reforming, showcasing the software’s efficiency, scalability, and pivotal role in advancing sustainable technologies.
Known Issues main page Barracuda Virtual Reactor 22.0.0 Issues fixed in this version: KI-171: Boundary condition flux planes may report incorrect values for gas species mass fractions KI-175: Particles may…
This paper presents a method used to analyze local solids residence time distribution (RTD) and explore impact of gas-solids fluidization regime on RTD.
Known Issues main page Barracuda Virtual Reactor 21.1.1 Issues fixed in this version: KI-172: Solver may crash on simulation start-up due to memory allocation error KI-173: Some binary baffle STL…
CPFD Software are excited to participate in Altair’s upcoming webinar titled “Exploring Altair’s Solutions for Granular, Fluid, and Coupled Fluid-Particle Applications”. The webinar is scheduled to take place on March 20, 2024, from 10-11 AM EDT.
Jupyter notebooks (previously called iPython Notebooks) provide a useful environment for using Python to analyze results from Barracuda Virtual Reactor simulations. In order to conveniently use Jupyter notebooks, please follow…
This publication summarizes studies available in the open literature on fluidized bed strippers as applied to the FCC and fluid coker unit operations.
This support site post contains useful PyTecplot examples and snippets for post-processing Barracuda Virtual Reactor simulation results. A pattern that is often useful to follow in PyTecplot scripts is to…