FCC Feed Vaporization
This application model uses Barracuda Virtual Reactor to simulate the evaporation of multi-component FCC feed across an industrial-scale riser.
TRISO Particle Production in a Spouted Bed Reactor
This application model uses Barracuda Virtual Reactor to simulate TRISO particle production within a 3D spouted bed reactor operating under acetylene pyrolysis conditions.
Ammonia Co-Firing in an Industrial CFB Combustor
This application model uses Barracuda Virtual Reactor to evaluate ammonia co-firing in an industrial-scale circulating fluidized bed (CFB) combustor, building on previously validated and scaled coal combustion models.
Industrial Scale Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustor
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.
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.
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.
Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustor
This application model uses Barracuda Virtual Reactor to simulate combustion inside the riser of a lab-scale CFB combustor. The simulation tracks fluid-particle interactions and chemical reactions between air and volatile species released from coal particles. This enables users to evaluate combustion performance, temperature profiles, and gas species distributions such as O₂, CO₂, NO, and SO₂ across the riser.
Molten Metal Bubble Column Reactor
This application model uses Barracuda Virtual Reactor to simulate argon bubbles rising through molten iron in a laboratory-scale MMBCR. While chemical reactions are excluded in this study, the simulation captures detailed bubble behavior—tracking coalescence, breakup, and diameter evolution—as a foundation for modeling more complex reactive systems.
Cement Plant Conditioning Tower
Application Model Overview In cement production, preheating and cooling steps play a vital role in optimizing energy use and ensuring the longevity of equipment. A key component in this process…