Barracuda Application Model Webinar Series: Direct Reduced Iron Shaft Furnace - February 11, 2026
2026-02-11 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
UPDATE 02-11-2026: Playback available now.
CPFD Software’s Barracuda Application Model Webinar Series is designed to give engineers and researchers deeper insight into how Barracuda Virtual Reactor is applied to real-world challenges. Application models are sample cases that can be downloaded, run, and customized by the Barracuda Virtual Reactor user community.

This installment in the series will focus on the Direct Reduced Iron Shaft Furnace Application Model, which provides a detailed digital twin of a full-scale DRI shaft furnace based on operating data from a commercial plant in Quebec, Canada. The model captures key process zones, including cooling, reducing, and transition regions, using a moving bed framework with compressible flow, volumetric and discrete reaction chemistry, and user-defined reaction kinetics. Additionally, CPFD will be sharing results from our work with Molten Industries in the development of a novel H₂-DRI shaft furnace.

Join us to learn how this application model can help advance your understanding of subsurface transport and improve production outcomes.

Barracuda Virtual Reactor Web-based Training February 23-27, 2026
2026-02-23 - 2026-02-27
This training is designed to get you up to speed with Barracuda Virtual Reactor in five days. Each day, attendees work through self-led materials and join a pre-scheduled 1-hour web meeting that emphasizes interaction with instructors and other participants. By the end of the course, you’ll have a working understanding of how to use Virtual Reactor™ software, including project setup, operating the solver, and post-processing using Tecplot for Barracuda. Depending on your organization’s needs, our experienced team of engineers and training staff can provide hands-on assistance as you set up your own project in Virtual Reactor during private break-out sessions.
Contact us for pricing information or to register your interest in the class.

Emerging Fluidization Applications Korean Workshop - March 20, 2026
2026-03-20 00:00 - 23:59
CPFD Software, together with KWT Solution Inc., are hosting a workshop focused on emerging applications of fluidization technology, taking place on Friday, March 20, 2026 in Daejeon.
This workshop focuses on newer applications such as hydrogen/ammonia, plastic recycling, gasification (waste and biomass), carbon capture, and material processing (lithium, graphite, graphene, rare earth). Presentations from guest speakers including PSRI, industry, and academia, span topics including:

Overview of emerging application areas
Accelerating commercialization and scale-up via simulation
Case studies and examples
The role of AI, machine learning, and reduced order modeling
Panel discussion on local trends

Engineers, managers, and others are encouraged to attend to learn about the versatility of fluidization for broad and emerging application areas, and how software complements cold-flow, pilot and demonstration plant data to accelerate scale-up while reducing risk.
The workshop takes place at the Hotel Onama (1 Expo-ro, Yuseong District, Daejeon, South Korea). Additional information is available here. If you have any questions, or to register, please email KWT Solution (hjlee@ktwsolution.com) or contact us today.
Workshop attendees seeking a deeper understanding are also encouraged to join PSRI’s four-day Fluidization Seminar, taking place March 16-19 at the same venue, which provides a detailed training spanning fundamental principles to advanced operational techniques.

Barracuda Application Model Webinar Series: Cement Calciner Decomposition Furnace - April 15, 2026
2026-04-15 10:00 - 11:00
CPFD Software’s Barracuda Application Model Webinar Series is designed to give engineers and researchers deeper insight into how Barracuda Virtual Reactor is applied to real-world challenges. Application models are sample cases that can be downloaded, run, and customized by the Barracuda Virtual Reactor user community.

In this webinar, we will present the Cement Calciner Decomposition Furnace Application Model, which uses Barracuda Virtual Reactor to simulate an industrial-scale calciner based on published plant data from Zhu et al. (2024). The model captures the coupled gas–solid hydrodynamics, coal combustion, devolatilization, and limestone calcination within a fully compressible, reacting multiphase flow framework. Key industrial features are explicitly represented, including kiln exhaust injection, tertiary air staging, multi-level raw meal feeding, coal pneumatic injection, and the riser-to-cyclone transition.

Join us to learn how this application model can help advance your understanding of subsurface transport and improve production outcomes. Learn more and register today!

Barracuda Virtual Reactor Web-based Training April 27 - May 1, 2026
2026-04-27 - 2026-05-01

Webinar: Getting Started with Virtual Reactor 26.0 - May 20, 2026
2026-05-20 10:00 - 11:00
Update May 20, 2026: Webinar playback available here.
CPFD will host a webinar on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 10 am CDT: Getting Started with Virtual Reactor 26.0. Register for the webinar to join us and learn about the major features and enhancements of the Barracuda Virtual Reactor 26.0 release, including:

Elastic Dense Collision Model
Particle Resolution Distribution
Injection BCs as Sinks
Faster Baffle Processing
Tecplot 2025 R2 with New Vulkan Graphics Engine

There will be plenty of time for Q&A at the end of the webinar.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The webinar will be recorded and available for playback after the live presentation.

Barracuda Virtual Reactor Web-based Training June 1-5, 2026
2026-06-01 - 2026-06-05

Barracuda Virtual Reactor Users' Conference 2026: June 24-26, 2026
2026-06-24 00:00 - 2026-06-26 23:59
Joinn CPFD Software and the global Barracuda Virtual Reactor user community from June 24 – 26, 2026 at Barracuda Virtual Reactor Users’ Conference 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. The conference will take place immediately following the PSRI Technical Committee Meeting.
Additional details can be found on the Barracuda Virtual Reactor Users’ Conference 2026 page, and be sure to check back regularly for more information about the agenda, events, and speaking opportunities. And don’t hesitate to contact us now with any questions or suggestions.

Barracuda Virtual Reactor Web-based Training August 17-21, 2026
2026-08-17 - 2026-08-21

Barracuda Virtual Reactor Web-based Training September 21-25, 2026
2026-09-21 - 2026-09-25

Barracuda Virtual Reactor Web-based Training October 26-30, 2026
2026-10-26 - 2026-10-30

Barracuda Virtual Reactor Web-based Training December 7-11, 2026
2026-12-07 - 2026-12-11
