CPFD Software is pleased to once again sponsor and participate in the Society of Petroleum Engineers – Gulf Coast Section (SPE-GCS) Annual Symposium: AI-Accelerated Physics-Based Modeling in the Energy Industry, taking place on March 6, 2026, in Sugar Land, Texas.
At the event, Saurav Mitra of CPFD Software will present “AI-Accelerated Reduced-Order Modeling for Dense Gas-Solid Flows Using Barracuda Virtual Reactor (MP-PIC): An Industrial Perspective.” The presentation explores how physics-consistent artificial intelligence can accelerate industrial-scale multiphase CFD while preserving the fidelity of high-resolution physics-based solvers.
The work builds on high-fidelity transient MP-PIC simulations generated with Barracuda Virtual Reactor, using a mesh-aware graph neural network framework capable of directly predicting transient flow fields. By eliminating the need for sequential time marching, the approach transforms computationally intensive simulations into deployable reduced-order models that can significantly reduce wall-clock time and computational power requirements.
Importantly, the methodology emphasizes solver acceleration rather than solver replacement, enabling scalable AI-assisted simulation workflows for complex energy-system applications while maintaining physics consistency. The results demonstrate that AI-driven acceleration of industrial CFD can improve performance without increasing the energy footprint associated with large-scale computing.
CPFD is honored to once again sponsor the SPE-GCS Annual Symposium and looks forward to engaging with researchers and industry professionals exploring the role of AI in advancing physics-based modeling for energy systems.