CFD Simulation of Flue Gas Desulfurization
This video shows transient computational fluid dynamics model results for an industrial dry flue gas desulfurization system.
CFD Simulation of an FCC Riser
This video shows the transient, 3D modeling of the thermal and reacting flows inside an FCC riser located on the Arabian Peninsula.
Engineers Needed
CPFD Software’s engineering services division is actively looking for top-quality talented engineers with experience in refining, petrochemical, gasification, or other fluidization-related fields, in Houston, TX.
CPFD Software to Speak at AFPM Annual Meeting
Ray Fletcher, CPFD Software’s FCC Senior Technologist, will present a paper titled “Identifying the Root Cause of Afterburn in Fluidized Catalytic Crackers” at the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) Annual Meeting held at the Hilton San Francisco, March 13-15, 2016.
Things to consider when simulating cyclones
Many cyclones have been run successfully with the Barracuda Virtual Reactor. However cyclones, and other swirl devices, present unique numerical and modeling challenges, which can be different from those in…
Project Engineers Needed
CPFD Software is growing and we need more project engineers who have experience with chemical engineering, industrial fluidization processes/equipment and computational modeling.
Dense-phase particle engagement into dilute-phase conveyance
This video shows the transient engagement of densely-loaded spent FCC catalyst exiting from the standpipe into a lift riser for transport into an FCC regenerator.
CO Emissions from an FCC Regenerator
This animation was part of a study conducted by a North American refiner using the Barracuda Virtual Reactor to understand and correct the high levels of carbon monoxide (CO) being produced in their FCC regenerator.
October Barracuda Training Class
A Barracuda Virtual Reactor New User Training Class has been scheduled for October 20 – 24, 2014. The class will be held at CPFD Software, located in Albuquerque, NM. The training program focuses on ‘Modeling of Industrial Fluidized Systems using Barracuda Virtual Reactor®’.
CPFD Software Collaborates with IPE for State of the Art Drag Model Improvements
CPFD Software has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for the purposes of improving physics- and math-based particle drag models for use with the Barracuda Virtual Reactor®.