Multiphase Flow and Fluidization
This paper by Dimitri Gidaspow is useful as a reference for engineers in industry and as an advanced level text for graduate engineering students.
Fluidization Engineering
Fluidization Engineering, Second Edition, by Kunii and Levenspiel, expands on its original scope to encompass these new areas and introduces reactor models specifically for these contacting regimes.
Optimizing FCC Riser Termination Device Design and Performance Using Barracuda
Also available on Youtube. About This Presentation Presented by Raj Singh, Technip Energies at the 2022 Barracuda Virtual Reactor Users’ Conference. Summary Computational modeling plays an increasingly important role in…
A Computer Program for Chemically Reactive Flows with Sprays
This report from Los Alamos National Lab (LANL) documents the KIVA-II computer program for the numerical calculation of transient, two- and three-dimensional, chemically reactive fluid flows with sprays.
General Circulation Experiments with the Primitive Equations
This paper by Smagorinsky establishes some of the foundational equations for understanding particle-fluid physics.
Entrainment Reduction: Modeling and Plant Results
Also available on Youtube. About This Presentation Presented by Sibashis Banerjee of Tronox at the 2022 Barracuda Virtual Reactor Users’ Conference. Summary This talk will cover the use of modeling…
Fluidized Bed Reactor Application for Catalytic Pyrolysis of Waste Plastic
This presentation by Song Wang at the 2022 Barracuda Virtual Reactor Users’ conference discusses Encina’s fluidized bed catalytic pyrolysis reaction system which converts post-consumer plastics to valuable products.
A First-Ever Innovative Brown-Field Modification in Conservative Cement Industry – De-Risked by Smart Simulation
This presentation by Martin Weng discusses how the Barracuda Virtual Reactor was used to de-risk the modification of a German cement plant.
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.
Cement Calciner Decomposition Furnace
This application model provides a ready-to-use, literature-based reference for engineers studying calciner heat transfer, reaction kinetics, alternative-fuel co-processing, and carbon-capture-ready calciner designs using Barracuda Virtual Reactor.