Three-Dimensional Full-Loop Simulation of Cold Gas-Solid Flow in a Pilot-Scale Dual-Fluidized Bed System
This paper illustrates Barracuda Virtual Reactor’s ability to simulate a cold-flow model of a dual-fluidized bed (DFB).
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The MP-PIC Method for CFD-Simulation of Biomass Gasification in a Lab-Scale Fluidized Bed
This paper demonstrates the effectiveness of the numerical method used by Barracuda Virtual Reactor – the multiphase particle-in-cell (MP-PIC) method, which allows a detailed simulation of even large-scale units with affordable computational efforts.
CPFD Modeling of a Novel Internally Circulating Bubbling Fluidized Bed for Chemical Looping Combustion
This thesis by Christopher McIntyre from the University of Ottawa explores the use of CPFD modeling related to pressurized chemical looping combustion.
Effect of particle size distribution on hydrodynamics of pneumatic conveying system based on CPFD simulation
In this paper, researchers demonstrate Barracuda Virtual Reactor’s ability to accurately model the relationship between particle size distributions and the hydrodynamics of pneumatic conveying systems by comparing simulation results to experimental data.
MP-PIC Simulation of the Effects of Spent Catalyst Distribution and Horizontal Baffle in an Industrial FCC Regenerator. Part II: Effects on Regenerator Performance
This joint paper by the China University of Petroleum and SINOPEC is part two in a two part series on the effects of internals on FCC regenerator performance.
3D numerical simulation of a directly irradiated bubbling fluidized bed with SiC particles
This paper demonstrates Barracuda Virtual Reactor’s capability to model irradiated fluidized beds using a P-1 radiation model
A Simulation Based Parametric Study of CLOU Chemical Looping Reactor Performance
For this study, researchers used CFD methods to perform a multivariable analysis of a dual fluidized bed
MP-PIC Simulation of the Effects of Spent Catalyst Distribution and Horizontal Baffle in an Industrial FCC Regenerator. Part I: Effects on Hydrodynamics
This joint paper by the China University of Petroleum, SINOPEC, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is part one in a two part series on the effects of internals on FCC regenerator performance.
Novel Fluidized Bed Particle Classifier for Application in Calcium Looping With Indirect Heat Transfer – Experiments and Simulations
In this paper, Barracuda is used to analyze how different particle species behave in a fully integrated regenerative calcium looping (FICaL) system
NO Emission from Cement Calciners Firing Coal and Petcoke: A CPFD Study
NO emissions from two in–line cement calciners operating with petcoke and coal, respectively, are predicted through CPFD simulation and compared with operational data.