CPFD Supports Albemarle’s FCC Technology Process Course
CPFD’s Bryan Tomsula has been invited to speak at Albemarle’s FCC Process Technology Course on the topic of utilizing simulation for FCCU troubleshooting in March 2021.
CFD Analysis of Sand and Gravel Filling in Seabed Socket for Wind Turbine Tower
This work employs CFD to simulate sand and gravel filling within a seabed socket, aiming to assess filling quality in terms of particle distribution uniformity, settled particle surface contour, and particle loss to surrounding water.
DTU and FLSmidth Publish CPFD Predictions for Cement Calciner NO Emissions
CPFD team of experts Mohammadhadi Nakhaei, Damien Grévain, Lars Skaarup Jensen, Peter Glarborg, Kim Dam–Johansen and Hao Wu shared a detailed work and results with the global cement industry and Virtual Reactor user communities in January 2021.
CPFD Releases Barracuda Virtual Reactor 20.1
CPFD Software announces the release of Barracuda Virtual Reactor® 20.1. This release includes updates and enhancements that improve usability, physics, and post-processing capabilities. Some of the features include: Updated New Project Dialog, New runtime.log File, Radiation Models Moved to Global Settings Window, P-1 Radiation Model, etc.
CPFD Announces Software Licensing Contract with DAL Teknik Makina
CPFD Software and DAL Teknik Makina entered into a multi-year software licensing contract for CPFD’s Barracuda Virtual Reactor® Software. DAL Teknik uses Virtual Reactor™ to design, scale and trouble-shoot cement technology equipment and processes resulting in multiple benefits to their customers.
Time-averaged Fluid Velocity Fluctuations
Starting with Barracuda Virtual Reactor Version 23.0, time-averaged fluid velocity fluctuations can now be selected for both raw data and visualization data output. This video demonstrates the feature for a liquid systems with rising gas bubbles.
TechnipFMC Published In November 2020 Issue of PTQ Revamps
TechnipFMC and Suncor Energy‘s recent article, “Modelling ensures a successful revamp”. This article describes how CPFD Software’s proprietary software, Barracuda Virtual Reactor, is used to confirm the adequacy of the proposed hardware changes, fine-tune the design, and evaluate the performance to minimize risks on start-up.
CPFD and TRI Highly Commended at IChemE Global Awards 2020
CPFD Software iss highly commended for a second consecutive year by IChemE Global Awards. CPFD’s joint entry, together with ThermoChem Recovery International, USA (TRI), is entitled Digital Technology Enables Novel Waste-to-Fuels Process, and highlights TRI’s digitalization journey with Barracuda Virtual Reactor culminating in the conversion of municipal solid waste (MSW) to jet fuel.
Accelerating Advanced CFD Simulation through High-Performance Computing on Rescale
The study investigates the advantages of employing Barracuda Virtual Reactor on Rescale, offering instant access to cutting-edge high-performance computing (HPC) resources.
Barracuda Virtual Reactor Training Class November 9th-12th
CPFD schedules its next web-based training class for Barracuda Virtual Reactor. The class will be held in November 9th-12th to get you up-to-speed quickly using Barracuda version 20 and our new bundled post-processor, Tecplot for Barracuda.