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.
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…
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.
Using Tracers in a Barracuda Virtual Reactor Model
Tracers can be used to track fluid flow and fluid residence time in a simulation. Tracers are Lagrangian entities that do not have any mass or volume, and they follow…
Sponsors Announced for Barracuda Virtual Reactor Users’ Conference 2024
Sponsors 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.
Monitoring and Quantifying Simulation Speed
Knowing the speed of a simulation and understanding what drives simulation wall times is important. This post covers monitoring wall time, qualifying the speed of a simulation, and briefly touches…
Hi-Key, CPFD’s Distributor in China, Announces 2024 Trainings
Beijing Hi-key Technology Co. Ltd., CPFD Software’s distributor for Barracuda Virtual Reactor in the People’s Republic of China, has announced a series of online and in-person training courses for 2024
Monitoring and Analyzing RLM License Usage
In this post, we will show how to monitor and analyze license usage when using the Reprise License Manager (both on-premise and RLMCloud). This can provide valuable usage information to…
Fluidization for Sustainability and Decarbonization Applications: The Parallel Evolving Roles of Processes and Computational Tools
This article examines the current trends in fluidization that have come about due to the newfound focus on sustainable applications, and how the role of computation tools used by those pursuing the applications is changing as well.