Digitally Transforming Refineries
The article, featured in the April 2019 issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, examines the role of simulation in the digital transformation of modern refineries.
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Tools and Techniques for Diagnosing and Solving Operating Problems in Fluidized Bed Systems
Two-phase, gas-solid processes are extremely difficult to operate. During the past two decades, various tools and techniques have been developed to assist in minimizing startup and operating problems in plants that react and/or transport solids.
Downer Fluidized Bed Reactor Modeling For Catalytic Propane Oxidative Dehydrogenation with High Propylene Selectivity
This paper from the University of Western Ontario includes Barracuda Virtual Reactor simulation of the catalytic propane oxidative dehydrogenation (PODH) process in a circulating fluidized bed downer reactor.
Enhanced steam methane reforming simulation by means of the computational particle fluid dynamics (CPFD) method
The ability to massively reduce the runtime of Barracuda Virtual Reactor simulations through the use of a GPU is highlighted in this paper regarding the modelling of a Steam Methane Reforming (SMR) looping process.
Analysis of Particle Behavior inside the Classifier of a Raymond Bowl Mill While Co-Milling Woody Biomass with Coal
Researchers from BYU utilized CPFD to present a novel analysis of woody biomass and coal particle mixing inside a classifier.
Fluid Bed characterization using Electrical Capacitance Volume Tomography (ECVT), Compared to CPFD Software’s Barracuda
Researchers from NETL use Barracuda simulation and ECVT data to explore suitability of different modeling techniques to capture effects of a perforated distributor plate.
Modeling and Simulation of an Oxygen-Blown Bubbling Fluidized Bed Gasifier Using the Computational Particle- Fluid Dynamics (CPFD) Approach
This paper from ENEA, includes Virtual Reactor simulation of the bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) upstream gasifier of the ZECOMIX EU research project.
Application of Recent CFD Advancements to the Modeling of Chemical Looping Systems
With recent advancements in CFD modeling tools, chemical looping simulations can be more accurate and efficient than what was possible just a few years ago, in large part due to increases in model calculation rates afforded by improved computing hardware and improved parallelization of CFD software. In this work, the impact of these improvements is assessed using a chemical looping reactor model as a benchmark.
Viva Energy’s Geelong Refinery Reduces FCCU Turnaround Risk
This article, coauthored by engineers Viva Energy Australia and CPFD Software, outlines how Barracuda Virtual Reactor simulations were used to address a problem that impacted overall refinery economics by tens of thousands of dollars per day.
Simulation as a Tool for Learning from Historical FCCU Operations
This paper is focused on how simulation is used as a tool for knowledge management of lessons learned from current and historical FCCU operations.