Using Initial Conditions from File to Start a Simulation
This post shows how to start a Barracuda Virtual Reactor simulation from an Initial Condition (IC_*) file. It is possible to do many interesting and useful things that are not…
CFD Simulation of a Full-Scale Commercial FCC Regenerator (Short)
A model of a full-scale fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) regenerator using the Eulerian-Lagrangian CPFD method in Barracuda VR.
CPFD Software to give Guest Lecture at PSRI’s Fluidization Seminar in Chicago, September 10-13
CPFD Software’s Peter Blaser will be giving a lecture on “Simulation of Industrial-Scale Fluidized Beds and Fluid-Particle Systems” on September 12th, 2024 at PSRI’s Fluidization Seminar in Chicago
CPFD Software Welcomes Summer Intern for 2024
CPFD Software is excited to announce that Keshav Ramchandran of Texas A&M will be joining the team as a summer intern for 2024.
Restarting a Barracuda Simulation
This post shows how to restart simulations in Barracuda Virtual Reactor. When running Virtual Reactor simulations, there are several situations when a simulation may need to be restarted: The simulation…
Speakers Announced for Barracuda Virtual Reactor Users’ Conference 2024
Speakers have been announced for the Barracuda Virtual Reactor Users’ Conference 2024 which will be held at the W Chicago – Lakeshore hotel, immediately following the PSRI Annual Meeting.
CFD Simulation of a 2 MWe CFB Boiler
This simulation shows how 3D simulations performed in Barracuda Virtual Reactor can be validated not just through rigorous experimental measurement, but also by 1D simulation of boundary conditions.
Using the Direction Vector Option for Flow BCs
There are times when a Flow BC will not be perfectly aligned with the three major axes. In order to place the Flow BC correctly, direction vectors can be used…
Full Loop Simulation of a Supercritical CFB Boiler
This video demonstrates how Eulerian-Lagrangian methods such as the MP-PIC model and CFD-DEM can effectively simulate a full loop fluidized bed.
CPFD Releases Barracuda Virtual Reactor 24.0
CPFD announces the release of Barracuda Virtual Reactor® 24.0 that includes new physics capabilities, usability enhancements, and automated plotting for monitoring running simulations.