CPFD Software

IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference - April, 23-27, 2023
2023-04-23 - 2023-04-27
CPFD Software will be exhibiting at the conference. Read more here.
The best and brightest in the cement industry are coming together at the Dallas Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, April 23rd – 27th for the 65th annual IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference. Join us at the most prestigious gathering of cement and concrete industry professionals.
Registration is now open.

Technical paper presentations from industry thought leaders
Training sessions
Professional development opportunities
A state of the industry economic forecast
150 preferred supplier exhibits
Cement Plant Tour
Networking opportunities

BASF's FCC Fundamentals & Optimization Seminar 2023
2023-05-02 - 2023-05-04
BASF Refinery Catalysts is excited to announce the return of the FCC Seminar on May 2-4, 2023 in Savannah, GA, USA.
CPFD Software has been invited to speak at BASF’s FCC Fundamentals & Optimization Seminar 2023, May, 2-4, 2023. VP of Engineering Peter Loezos will discuss FCC simulation technology.

The seminar delivers fundamental FCC operation, optimization and troubleshooting knowledge and includes classroom style training, interactive discussions, workshops, a plant tour of our Savannah facility and ample networking opportunities. It will start on May 2 at 7am with a networking breakfast and conclude on May 4 at 12:35pm with lunch.

PSRI - Fluidization Seminar in Chicago, Illinois, May 9-12, 2023
2023-05-09 - 2023-05-12
CPFD’s Peter Blaser will give an invited guest lecture about “Simulation of Industrial-Scale Fluidized Beds and Fluid-Particle Systems” on Thursday, May 11, at the PSRI Fluidization Seminar, taking place May 9-12, 2023 at PSRI’s headquarters in Chicago, IL.
The purpose of the PSRI Fluidization Seminar is to supply instruction on the theory, design and operation of fluidized beds and solids transfer systems for engineers new to the field, or those who want to improve their understanding of the field. The four-day course covers the basics of fluidized beds and solids transfer, and then discusses how best to design and operate the most critical elements of fluidized beds and solids transfer such as cyclones, standpipes, gas distributors and pneumatic conveying lines.

Basic Fluidization Hydrodynamics
Gas Distributor Design and Operation
Circulating Fluidized Beds and High-Velocity Systems
Cyclone Design and Operation
Dilute and Dense-Phase Conveying
Particle Entrainment
Erosion and Particle Attrition
Standpipes and Solids Flow Systems

Learn more about the May fluidization seminar and workshop or register here.

AWS Energy Symposium - May 17, 2023
2023-05-16 - 2023-05-17
CPFD Software will be speaking at the event. Read more here.
The energy industry is evolving at a rapid pace due to many factors; from the acceleration of the energy transition, new sources of energy production being introduced into the energy mix, increasing electrification across industries, changing customer behaviors and expectations, and the need to provide reliable, affordable energy to meet current demand. These drivers are driving a more interconnected, data-rich, more complex energy systems. Join us at the symposium to learn about how the Energy Systems of the Future will enable organizations to optimize their businesses and accelerate innovation through new data-driven solutions based on AWS technologies for advanced analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), internet of things (IoT) and edge computing, high-performance computing (HPC), and autonomous machines supported by next gen connectivity solutions.

Hi-Key Technology Online Training - Series Training I: On the cyclone application using Barracuda, May 18th, 2023
2023-05-18
Beijing Hi-key Technology Co. Ltd., is CPFD Software’s distributor in the People’s Republic of China. If you are located there and are interested in attending a training, please email them here.
In order to help everyone better understand and learn Barracuda software, Hi-Key Technology has planned four courses recently, covering four aspects of cyclone separator, passive scalar, FCC and pulverized coal gasification. The course theme training schedule is as follows:
May 18 Barracuda Software Training Series 1: Cyclone Separator Direction
May 24 Barracuda software training series II: Passive scalar orientation
May 31 Barracuda software training series III: FCC orientation
June 7 Barracuda software training series 4: direction of pulverized coal gasification
Barracuda, developed based on CPFD (Computational Particle Fluid Dynamics) technology, is a commercial software package dedicated to industrial-level fluidization and chemical reaction simulation. With its fast simulation modeling method, efficient and stable multiphase flow coupling solver, The convenient chemical reaction modeling method and the number of industrial-grade particle simulations are well applied in the simulation of flue gas desulfurization and denitrification. Compared with traditional CFD software, Barracuda can realize the simulation analysis of industrial equipment in a shorter time and meet the needs of industrial simulation.

Fluidization XVII - May 21-25, 2023
2023-05-21 - 2023-05-25
CPFD Software has been invited to speak at Fluidization XVII.
CPFD’s staff are authors on two presentations:

Today’s Tools in the Scale up and Optimization of Today’s Fluidized Processes will be presented by James Parker at 3:45 PM on Monday, May 22, 2022 in Modelling Session 2: Systems Modeling. This work is co-authored by Ray Cocco (PSRI) and Peter Blaser (CPFD Software).
The Development of Improved Particle Drag Force Correlations for CFD Simulation will also be presented by James Parker at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, May 24 in Modelling Session 6: Coarse Grained Simulations.

Additional information about each presentation is available here.
Fluidization XVII will aim to bridge fundamental research and emerging applications of fluidization for novel fluidization technologies. The 17th iteration of this conference will bring together world renowned experts in the field.
With a long established tradition, this series of conferences has been held all over the world tackling challenges and successes with the design and operation of fluidized beds and similar fluid-particle systems. This newest session will continue to play this role and stimulate the interplay between the academic and industrial communities to address the challenges for the future of fluidization technology.

Hi-Key Technology Online Training - Series Training 2: On the passive scalar application using Barracuda, May 24th, 2023
2023-05-24

PSRI Webinar - Basic Concepts in Fluidization, May 30, 2023
2023-05-30 09:00 - 23:59 (America/Chicago)
PSRI’s Basic Concepts in Fluidization takes place on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 9:00 AM CDT.
Fluidized bed reactors are widely used in many process industries such as catalytic cracking, fluid coking, coal combustion and polyethylene production. This is because of the fluidized bed’s superiority as a gas-solids contacting technique. The basic concepts of the different fluidization regimes, how they differ and the relative advantages and disadvantages of each will be addressed. Minimum and complete fluidization velocities, the dominating effect of particle size, basic distributor and cyclone design, entrainment and the effect of operating conditions on fluidized beds will be discussed and explained in the webinar. Register here.
This webinar is for PSRI members only. For more information on PSRI membership, visit here.

Hi-Key Technology Online Training - Series Training 3: On the Industrial grade FCC application using Barracuda, May 31st, 2023
2023-05-31

Hi-Key Technology Online Training - Series Training 4: On the Gasifier application using Barracuda, June 7th, 2023
2023-06-07

PSRI – Fluidization Seminar in Basel, Switzerland, September 9-12, 2025
2023-06-18 - 2023-06-21
The PSRI Annual Meeting (Technical Advisory Committee Meeting) takes place the week of June 19th 2023 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. All employees from any PSRI Member Company are invited to attend to learn about current PSRI Membership Research Programs.
Additionally, members of the global Barracuda Virtual Reactor user community attending the PSRI meeting are encouraged to meet with the CPFD software team while in Chicago. Contact us in advance to make the most of this in-person support opportunity.

PSRI - TAC Annual Meeting June 19-21, 2023
2023-06-19 - 2023-06-21

AMI Chemical Recycling (Frankfurt) - June 26-28, 2023
2023-06-26 - 2023-06-28
Our German distributors, aixprocess GmbH, will be at the conference. Make sure to meet them to learn more about how Barracuda Virtual Reactor can be used in the design, scale-up, and maintenance of plastics recycling processes.
The fourth European edition of the popular Chemical Recycling ​event will take place​ 26-28 June 2023 in Frankfurt, Germany. This year the event has been extended to allow for a site visit to the new APK Pilot Plant in Frankfurt, available at no extra costs to all attendees. This is quickly becoming the industry go-to event to learn about the latest advancements in chemical recycling technologies, challenges and future outlook and will bring together high-level representatives from all areas of the plastics industry. This is your opportunity to explore and discuss the developments in this fast-growing sector and discover how chemical recycling is assisting the transition to a circular economy, and the impact on your business
Register here.

Altair Partner Alliance CPFD Launch Webinar - July 19, 2023
2023-07-19 09:00 - 10:00
CPFD Software is thrilled to announce that we have joined the Altair Partner Alliance (APA). Within the APA, CPFD Software will offer its Barracuda Virtual Reactor® software tool, a physics-based engineering software package that simulates the three-dimensional, transient, fluid-particle hydrodynamics, heat balance, and chemical reactions in industrial fluidized bed reactors and other fluid-particle systems. APA-enabled Altair customers can now enjoy instant-access to Barracuda Virtual Reactor, expanding Altair’s modeling capabilities and directly complementing their EDEM discrete element method software.
Sign up for our introductory webinar here.

47th International Technical Conference on Clean Energy - July 23-28, 2023
2023-07-23 - 2023-07-28
The 47th International Technical Conference on Clean Energy will take place July 23 to 27, 2023, at the Sheraton Sand Key in Clearwater, Florida, USA. The Call for Papers is issued and can be reached by clicking below
2023 Clearwater Conference Call for Papers
Highlights of the Clearwater Clean Energy Conference:

Topics are highly relevant and advanced;
Science and Technology driven;
Aimed at Clean Energy Supply;
Attendance can be actual or virtual;
Prime location;
Reasonably priced;
Participants are highly qualified and from many countries with 40% of the papers coming from China, Australia, Canada, Sweden, Japan, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland and Trinidad & Tobago.

The Keynote Presentations, Short Courses and Technical Sessions cover all the critical technological issues of the day as we explore Power For Tomorrow. To accommodate international speakers, we are offering in person and virtual presentations. And this is also available to our attendees who also might not be able to attend in person.
The Clearwater Clean Energy Conference offers participants approximately 200 technical presentations in four days. While all presentations will be offered virtually, we realize that some of you may want to be with us in Clearwater. In that case we will review the numbers and decide what is feasible.

The Fifth International Conference on Circulating Fluidized Bed Boom, July 26-29, 2023
2023-07-26 - 2023-07-29
Circulating fluidized bed (CFB) technology is booming in the context of the energy transition toward carbon neutrality. The goal of the International Conference on Circulating Fluidized Bed Boom (CFBB) is to offer a non-profit platform for all parties to exchange ideas, information, and experiences about CFB technology to fulfill the demand for communication, cooperation, and collaboration between academia and industry.
Topics of The 5th International Conference on Circulating Fluidized Bed Boom (CFBB05) will include not only CFB-related technologies, such as combustor and reactor design, hydrodynamics of gas-solid fluidization, and combustion and gasification in CFB, but also related hot topics in energy and engineering, such as CCUS, energy storage, and biomass and alternative fuel.
Beijing Hi-key Technology Co. Ltd., CPFD Software’s distributor in the People’s Republic of China, is pleased to be a sponsor of CFBB05. To arrange a meeting with Hi-key at the conference, please email them here.

PTF Webinar Series: Solar Energy / Polycrystalline Silicon Materials - July 26, 2023
2023-07-26
PTF Webinar Series on emerging technologies that are shaping the future of particle technology. We are inviting distinguished experts who will shed light on various emerging technologies. The goal of these webinar series is to excite the undergraduate and graduate students to get into particle technologies and prepare themselves for future job opportunities. In this webinar you will learn how fluidized beds are playing a role in producing polysilicon in the solar panel industry.

NETL Multiphase Flow Science Workshop: Virtual - August 1-3, 2023
2023-08-01 - 2023-08-03
CPFD Software’s CTO James Parker will be presenting on “Revisiting Wen and Yu: An empirical drag model based on the foundational data sets of fluidizations”
You are cordially invited to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory’s (NETL) 2023 Virtual Workshop on Multiphase Flow Science. This year’s workshop will take place as an on-line, virtual meeting, at no cost Tuesday, August 1 and Wednesday, August 2, 2023.
This event brings together international leaders from industry, academia and government laboratories working in multiphase flow sciences to discuss current research projects and future research and development needs. For these meetings, multiphase flow science refers to gas-solid, liquid-solid, gas-liquid, and gas-solid-liquid multiphase flows. Industrial presenters are encouraged to attend and to share their experiences and specific applications to help researchers better understand industry needs and priorities. Please reference https://mfix.netl.doe.gov/workshops/ for proceedings from past workshops.
The conference will cover topics in:• Fundamental research in multiphase flows• Advancements in CFD model development for multiphase flows• Application of multiphase CFD to industrial systems such as carbon capture, renewableenergy, gasification, combustion, chemical and biological processes, etc.• Novel measurement and experimental techniques in multiphase flows• Application of uncertainty quantification techniques in multiphase flow simulation• Optimization and reduced order modeling of multiphase systems• Machine Learning techniques for application to the study of multiphase flows

PSRI - Tracer Webinar, August 15, 2023
2023-08-15
Tracer techniques to Characterize the Gas and Solids Mixing in Fluidized Beds, a members only webinar.
This webinar focuses on the work PSRI has done to quantify the behavior of gases and solids in fluidized bed systems. To track the path of gas, PSRI uses helium injections at points of interest and uses thermal conductivity detectors to read the concentration of helium at the desired probe locations. For solids, small amount of the same bed material dyed with fluorescent dye and injected into the system. The illuminating fiber shines UV light on the material and, if the presence of dyed particles in the measuring volume, will then emit a light of certain wavelength back to the receiving fiber, which is received by a photodiode. Both the gas and solid tracers are introduced into the system in small concentrations relative to the system inventory. Currently in the Gas-Solid Contact program, PSRI is investigating the use of an adsorbing tracer, carbon dioxide, and comparing it to the helium tracer, which is non-adsorbing. The goal of the program is to quantify how efficiently the adsorbing tracer is contacting (adsorbing) to the catalyst, as well as how the bed behavior affects this contacting.

ATC Japan 2023 - August 24-25, 2023
2023-08-24 - 2023-08-25
CPFD Software is proud to be a member of the Altair Partner Alliance. Terrabyte, the Japanese distributor for Barracuda Virtual Reactor, will be attending the conference.
ATC (Altair Technology Conference) is a technology event where customers from across industries gather to discuss the future of computational science and decision-making through presentations of the latest software technologies in simulation, HPC and AI.
The benefits of digitization are immeasurable. At this year’s ATC, representatives from Japan’s leading DX companies will be on stage to talk about DX case studies across organizations and society as a whole. Let’s overcome various frictions and practice the transformation brought about by data and AI together.
For over 20 years, ATC’s most popular program has been product user presentations. This year, customers from various industries will present valuable introduction examples. At the venue, there are many company exhibitions and an AI contest is being planned. Over two days, ATC is a great opportunity to catch up on industry trends, share knowledge and network. We look forward to your participation.
Learn more here.

Hi-Key Technology Online Training - High-Efficiency Simulation of Barracuda in Industrial Cement Calciner, September 7th, 2023
2023-09-06 - 2023-09-07
Beijing Hi-key Technology Co. Ltd., is CPFD Software’s distributor in the People’s Republic of China. If you are located there and are interested in attending a training, please email them here.
Cement is an important basic raw material for national economic construction. At present, there is no material that can replace it at home and abroad. With the rapid development of my country’s economy, cement plays an increasingly important role in the national economy. According to a survey conducted by the China Cement Association, as of the end of 2020, Chinese companies have invested in 31 cement clinker production lines in 16 overseas countries. In 2021, with the support of government departments, the China Cement Association launched the work of carbon neutralization in the cement industry. 2021 is also the first year of the “14th Five-Year Plan”. We will promote the construction of new infrastructure, new urbanization, transportation and water conservancy and other major projects, which will bring a new development pattern for the further high-quality and sustainable development of the cement industry.
Barracuda software based on the CPFD (Computational Particle Fluid Dynamics) method is a commercial software package dedicated to industrial-level particle fluidization and chemical reaction simulation. Its advantages include fast simulation modeling methods, efficient and stable multiphase flow coupling solutions devices, convenient chemical reaction modeling methods, and industrial-scale particle simulation quantities, etc. The amount of particles participating in the reaction in the cement decomposition furnace is huge and the reaction temperature is high. Using Barracuda can truly simulate the temperature distribution and chemical process of the fluid and particles in the decomposition furnace, and is also very good at simulating the cyclone separator. The simulation results can be used for Guide the process design and structure optimization of the cement preparation system.

SCEJ - 54th Autumn Meeting, September 11-13, 2023
2023-09-11 - 2023-09-13
Terrabyte, the Japanese Distributor for Barracuda Virtual Reactor, will be attending and exhibiting at the conference. They additionally will be hosting a luncheon seminar, which CPFD Software will participate in.
The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan (SCEJ) holds its largest Annual Meeting in late March or early April every year. The autumn Annual Meeting is held in every late September or early October. Normally, these annual meetings are held at universities across Japan and alternate one location from another according to nation-wide interests. SCEJ meetings provide the opportunity to communicate research results and to learn about developments in a wide range of topical fields.
54th Autumn MeetingFukuoka University, Fukuoka11-13 September, 2023

International Refining and Petrochemical Conference - September 12-13, 2023
2023-09-12 - 2023-09-13
For 15 years, Hydrocarbon Processing’s International Refining and Petrochemical Conference (IRPC) has been the industry’s leading downstream technical conference.
The two-day conference is a high-level technical forum in which key players in the global petrochemical and refinery sector will meet to share knowledge and learn about best practices and the latest industry advances.
The conference is an ideal venue for HPI professionals to network with their peers. 86% of attendees held the job title of Manager-level or higher, 96% of attendees rated the conference as valuable, and 96% stated that they would recommend IRPC to their colleagues.
Register now.

Terrabyte Luncheon Seminar, September 12, 2023
2023-09-12
Terrabyte, the Japanese distributor will be hosting a Luncheon at the SCEJ Autumn meeting on September 12, 2023. CPFD Software’s Peter Blaser will be speaking on “Introducing Barracuda Virtual Reactor for Simulation of Industrial Fluidized Bed Reactors” at the seminar. Register here.
SCEJ holds its largest Annual Meeting in late March or early April every year. The autumn Annual Meeting is held in every late September or early October. Normally, these annual meetings are held at universities across Japan and alternate one location from another according to nation-wide interests. SCEJ meetings provide the opportunity to communicate research results and to learn about developments in a wide range of topical fields.
54th Autumn MeetingFukuoka University, Fukuoka11-13 September, 2023

Hi-Key Technology Online Training - Numerical Simulation Analysis of FCC Reaction on Barracuda, September 14th, 2023
2023-09-14
Beijing Hi-key Technology Co. Ltd., is CPFD Software’s distributor in the People’s Republic of China. If you are located there and are interested in attending a training, please email them here.
Petroleum is an indispensable part of industrial production and life. In the past few years, global oil production has increased and increased to varying degrees. With the acceleration of domestic supply-side reforms, the effect of oil production capacity reduction is obvious. The oil industry has eliminated backward production capacity, which has greatly improved oil production. In the future, the petrochemical equipment industry will gradually increase. On the whole, China’s economy will continue to maintain steady and rapid development, industrialization and urbanization will continue to deepen, and the domestic demand market for petrochemical products has huge potential.
Barracuda software based on the CPFD (Computational Particle Fluid Dynamics) method is a commercial software package dedicated to industrial-level particle fluidization and chemical reaction simulation. Its advantages include fast simulation modeling methods, efficient and stable multiphase flow coupling solutions devices, convenient chemical reaction modeling methods, and industrial-scale particle simulation quantities, etc. There are usually drastic temperature changes in petroleum catalytic cracking reactors. Using Barracuda can very realistically simulate the temperature distribution and chemical process of fluids and particles in petroleum catalytic cracking equipment. The simulation results can be used to guide the process design and process of petroleum catalytic cracking equipment. Structure optimization.

Increase Performance & Accelerate Barracuda Virtual Reactor Simulations in the Cloud Webinar, September 20, 2023
2023-09-20
Rescale will host a webinar alongside CPFD Software and Aerotak on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 9:30am CDT: Increase Performance & Accelerate Barracuda Virtual Reactor Simulations in the Cloud.
Join experts from Aerotak, CPFD, and Rescale as they:

Review a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) study on sand and gravel filling in seabed socket for monopile foundation using Barracuda Virtual Reactor and the Rescale platform
Evaluate particle distribution uniformity, surface contour, and particle loss in various conditions using transient and three-dimensional simulation approach
Discuss the benefits of deploying Barracuda Virtual Reactor on Rescale, including: instant access to the software on cutting-edge HPC technology, without the IT hassle
Uncover how Virtual Reactor’s multi-GPU performance on Rescale shows over 500x acceleration when compared to CPU performance
Examine benchmark data demonstrating how Rescale can help optimize your GPU simulations with Performance Profiles

LARTC - September 26-28, 2023
2023-09-26 - 2023-09-28
The Latin American Refining Technology Conference (LARTC): The No.1 downstream event in Latin America.
The region’s most influential network of senior executives gathered on 12 – 14 September 2022 for 3-days of content-led networking, with an emphasis on new technologies and collaboration. In 2023 we look forward to reuniting with our Latin American network in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Acting as the only event in the region to attract all the major refiners in Latin America, our Refiners and Sponsors can access unparalleled networking and collaboration opportunities.

PSRI - Fluidization Seminar in Chicago, Illinois, September 26-29, 2023
2023-09-26 - 2023-09-29
PSRI Fluidization Seminars are highly recommended for anyone working with technology using fluidized beds and other fluid-particle systems. CPFD Software will present an invited guest lecture on simulation of fluid-particle systems at this event.
The purpose of the PSRI Fluidization Seminar is to supply instruction on the theory, design and operation of fluidized beds and solids transfer systems for engineers new to the field, or those who want to improve their understanding of the field. The four-day course covers the basics of fluidized beds and solids transfer, and then discusses how best to design and operate the most critical elements of fluidized beds and solids transfer such as cyclones, standpipes, gas distributors and pneumatic conveying lines.

Basic Fluidization Hydrodynamics
Gas Distributor Design and Operation
Circulating Fluidized Beds and High-Velocity Systems
Cyclone Design and Operation
Dilute and Dense-Phase Conveying
Particle Entrainment
Erosion and Particle Attrition
Standpipes and Solids Flow Systems

Learn more about the September fluidization seminar and workshop or register here.

2023 AFPM Summit - October 3-5, 2023
2023-10-03 - 2023-10-05
The Summit delivers world-class technical sessions dedicated to improving plant-wide performance in the refining and petrochemical industries. Join and network with dedicated industry subject matter experts in Grapevine to discover the latest strategies and emerging innovations, and find immediate solutions to implement at the site level. With over 70 sessions, we guarantee to deliver the curriculum you need to succeed. Learn More.

2023 Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards - October 11, 2023
2023-10-11
Gulf Energy Information, the world’s largest independent media company serving the energy industry, has announced the inaugural Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards to recognize and celebrate cutting-edge technological developments and exceptional leadership in the industry.
This black-tie gala will bring together hundreds of upstream, midstream, and downstream innovators and industry leaders at the luxurious Post Oak Hotel in Houston, Texas, on October 11, 2023. This exclusive event will feature networking opportunities, entertainment, and recognition of the top performers in the industry, combining the respected World Oil Awards, Hydrocarbon Processing Awards, Petroleum Economist Awards and Pipeline & Gas Journal Awards into a SINGLE black tie affair!
The awards will honor the best of the best in the industry, recognizing innovation and technological advancements across each market segment. Be a part of the celebration of excellence in the international energy market and join us at the Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards.
Barracuda Virtual Reactor is a finalist in the Best Modeling Technology category.
