The advantages of the MP-PIC method can be seen in this paper, where researchers use it to analyze the full hydrodynamics and thermochemistry of a fluidized bed reactor for a sorption enhanced steam methane reforming process.
CPFD Software is pleased to announce the release of Barracuda Virtual Reactor® 21.0. This release is the first to support multi-GPU calculations, enabling users to run larger simulations than ever…
Researchers at Brigham Young University completed this 5-year research program with the main objective to build and test a 100 kWth pressurized dry-feed oxy-coal combustor
Known Issues main page Barracuda Virtual Reactor 21.0.0 Issues fixed in this version: KI-161: Solver will not run if all baffles are disabled Issues affecting this version: KI-116: Particles may…
Ken Williams recounts Dale Snider’s artistic side, and shares a painting Dale created for him.
This video is part of the Tecplot for Barracuda Training Videos collection. This video shows how to use Data–>Alter–>Specify Equations and Data–>Alter–>Smooth when plotting xy data in Tecplot for Barracuda.…
In order to analyze the effects that maldistribution of gas can have on FCC regenerator performance, researchers from China University of Petroleum conducted simulations using Barracuda Virtual Reactor.
In this study the multiphase particle-in-cell (MP-PIC) method is used for the simulation of two pilot-scale circulating fluidized beds (CFBs) with quartz sand belonging to Geldart’s group B as bed material
This video is part of the Tecplot for Barracuda Training Videos collection. This video shows how to plot xy data from multiple files of the same simulation in Tecplot for…
Peter Blaser remembers Dale’s kindness.