Comparison of Different Fuel Sources for Cement Calciners
This video shows Barracuda Virtual Reactor simulation results for the transient, multiphase, gas-particle dynamics inside a vortexing circulating fluidized bed (VCFB).
WEBINAR: 2018 MERTC Presentation: Improving FCC Economics Through Simulation
Presented by Peter Blaser, Vice President of Engineering, CPFD, LLC Join us for this free webinar where Peter Blaser, CPFD’s Vice President of Engineering Services, will share his talk as…
CPFD Software Appoints CEO
To support its growth and expansion plans, CPFD Software is pleased to announce that Rajat Barua has been appointed President and CEO. Rajat joins CPFD with 20 years of industry…
MERTC 2018 – Bahrain
Update: The MERTC 2018 conference was a success, with CPFD presenting as well as hosting a booth during the conference. If you were unable to attend the presentation, register for…
Application Model: Erosion in a 90-Degree Elbow
This application model uses Barracuda Virtual Reactor to simulate solid particle erosion in a 90-degree elbow, capturing particle-wall impacts and wear patterns under varying mass loadings. The simulation demonstrates how particle collisions influence erosion severity and distribution, enabling evaluation of component durability in particulate-laden flows.
Attention Process Engineers
CPFD Software's engineering services division experienced tremendous growth in 2017 and anticipates the need for more top-quality engineering staff in 2018. If you know someone who has refining or petrochemical…
PSRI Fluidization Seminar and Workshop in Texas and Germany
PSRI will be holding their Fluidization Seminar and Workshop February 20 – 23, 2018 in Houston, Texas and April 10 – 13, 2018 in Heidelberg, Germany. Seminar topics include: Basic Fluidization Hydrodynamics Gas Distributor Design…
SAVE THE DATE: 2018 European User Group Meeting
Planning is underway for our 2018 European User Group Meeting, scheduled for Monday, April 9, 2018, at the Derag Livinghotel De Medici in Düsseldorf, Germany. If you plan on staying overnight, please…
Application Model: Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) Shaft Furnace for Steel Production
This application model uses Barracuda Virtual Reactor to simulate the direct reduction of iron ore in a MIDREX-style shaft furnace. The simulation tracks moving bed hydrodynamics and reduction reactions between iron oxide particles and a hydrogen–carbon monoxide gas mixture, enabling evaluation of solids conversion, gas species evolution, and furnace temperature profiles.
WEBINAR: 2017 ERTC Presentation: Resolving Severe Regenerator Maldistribution
2017 ERTC Presentation: Resolving Severe Regenerator Maldistribution Presented by Peter Blaser, Vice President of Engineering, CPFD Software LLC Please join us for our first webinar in 2018. Peter Blaser, CPFD…