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The particle Reynolds number, Re, is a common term used in many drag models. As discussed in the Particles chapter of Users Manual, in Barracuda the particle Reynolds number is…
When using the 17.4.0 release on Windows, creating a support file through the Barracuda GUI will not work. It will create an empty support file. We realize this is an…
Known Issues main page Barracuda Virtual Reactor 17.4.0 Issues fixed in this version: KI-92: Injection BC Tracers will not be fed if no particle species is defined KI-98: Discrete chemistry…
Known Issues main page Barracuda Virtual Reactor 17.3.1 Issues fixed in this version: KI-72: Solver allocates excess RAM at t=0 in GPU mode KI-99: Buffer OVERFLOW when writing GMV file…
This post presents several User-Defined drag model variations on the built-in WenYu-Ergun drag model in Barracuda. These variations have been useful in different circumstances, and are provided here for ease…
Known Issues main page Barracuda Virtual Reactor 17.3.0 Issues fixed in this version: KI-4: Specific heat low/high break point should not be lower than Tref KI-44: “Fraction of average velocity”…
A standard hardware timing problem has been created and made available to all Barracuda Virtual Reactor customers. It is intended to provide useful information about the fastest available hardware (both…
Particle segregation in Barracuda Virtual Reactor® is influenced by both fundamentals and empirical models. Barracuda Virtual Reactor results can range from full particle segregation to uniform beds depending on the…
Typical circular air distributors will have ring(s) of nozzles which can be modeled with Injection BCs. Determining the x,y,z location and nx, ny, nz direction of each nozzle can be challenging…
Known Issues main page Barracuda Virtual Reactor 17.2.0 Issues fixed in this version: KI-49: Maximum allowed number of particle species is 50 KI-62: User-defined agglomeration curve must use “radius” in…