PSRI - Fluidization Seminar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 7-10, 2023
2023-03-06 - 2023-03-10
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

Our fluidization seminar and workshop is now digital. During the seminar, we will provide you with a tablet to follow along with. After the seminar, you will have access to the seminar material on the PSRI website (www.psri.org) under your membership login.
PSRI offers a student discount on our seminars.

AFPM Annual Meeting - March 19-21, 2023
2023-03-19 - 2023-03-21
The Annual Meeting is the world’s premier refining meeting, assembling key executives, decision-makers, and technical experts from refining businesses, technology providers, contracting and consulting firms, and equipment manufacturers around the world.

NVIDIA GTC, March 20-23, 2023
2023-03-19 - 2023-03-23
NVIDIA GTC is the developer conference for the era of AI. It’s where students, developers, researchers, creators, IT decision-makers, and business leaders gather to learn how to shape our world with the power of AI, computer graphics, data science, and more. Learn more and register here for this no-cost event.

AMI Chemical Recycling - March 20-22, 2023
2023-03-20 - 2023-03-22
CPFD Software will be exhibiting at the event. We hope to see you there to discuss our recent work with chemical recycling technologies. Read more here.
The third edition of the Chemical Recycling event is returning to Houston on March 20-22, 2023 at The Westin Houston Medical Center and explores the landscape of chemical recycling, it’s potential impact, as well as progress made across the value chain to incorporate the technologies into the North American recycling industry.
Chemical Recycling will cover the various technologies collected under the term “chemical or advanced recycling” as well as what is further required to bring them to scale. As sustainability continues to dominate the conversation in the plastics industry, get to know how this emerging sector is assisting the transition to a circular economy with high level presentations, interactive sessions and extensive networking time with representatives from across the supply chain. This event is relevant for anyone looking to understand the current market for advanced recycling and connect with key players in the industry.
Register here.

NVIDIA AI City Forum 2023 - March 21, 2023
2023-03-20 - 2023-03-21
CPFD Software is excited to be speaking at the AI City Forum 2023, March 21, 2023, hosted by our partners Mark III Systems and NVIDIA. Read more here.
Accelerated computing is enabling energy companies to power our lives with more sustainable fuels and resilient grids, empowering healthcare professionals to deliver personalized medical care, and equipping IT teams with powerful tools to protect against cybersecurity threats.
To explore the possibilities, join us at the AI City Forum 2023, a thought leadership conference hosted by Mark III Systems and NVIDIA in Houston, Texas. This one-day event, coordinated with NVIDIA GTC, will feature innovators across the energy, healthcare and life sciences, and IT sectors.
Learn more about AI City Forum 2023 and register here.

2023 International Petrochemical Conference - March 26-28, 2022
2023-03-26 - 2023-03-28
IPC is one of the largest petrochemical events in the world, attracting more than 3,000 participants from 525 companies in 55 different countries. In addition to private meeting spaces and networking events, attendees will hear from industry leaders on key political, economic and environmental issues facing the petrochemical industry.

Tecplot 360 for Beginners Webinar - March 29, 2023
2023-03-29
In this webinar, you’ll get firsthand tips and best practices for loading, analyzing, and communicating your results. Hosted by Tecplot experts Jared and Brandon, you’ll learn how 360 and its suite of tools will help you work more effectively.
Agenda

Touring the Tecplot 360 User Interface
Loading your data
Manipulating your plot view
Exploring your data with zone styles, slices, iso-surfaces, and streamlines
Calculating new quantities using the equation editor and built-in functions
Extracting data over time
Line Plotting for engineering decision making
Exporting your results as images and videos
Your questions

If you can’t attend the live webinar, register anyway to receive a link to the recording. Register here.

SPE GCS Annual Symposium - April 6, 2023
2023-04-06
The energy industry is undergoing a swift transition towards a more sustainable energy balance. The drive towards net-zero emissions is intensifying, propelled by regulations, global citizens’ efforts, and technological advancements in the energy sector. Simulations play a crucial role in aiding industries and communities to transition to a greener future, accelerating the pace of progress towards net-zero emissions. Achieving an accurate digital representation of a sustainable energy system requires a multi-disciplinary approach that encompasses a range of techniques, from simple correlations to highly sophisticated numerical analysis such as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA), to ensure a safe, dependable, and efficient energy transformation.

The purpose of this symposium is to provide comprehensive information and insights regarding the role of modeling and simulations in accomplishing low-carbon goals in the energy industry. With a highly impressive agenda and a prestigious lineup of speakers from various sectors, including the industry, academia, and software vendors, this symposium offers a unique opportunity for experts to share their knowledge and experiences.

The agenda encompasses technical presentations that delve into the applications of CFD/FEA modeling and other computational tools to tackle the challenges associated with energy balance. These presentations will cover a wide range of topics, including but not limited to Energy Storage, Wind Energy, Hydrogen Energy, Carbon Capture and Sequestration, Geothermal, Bioenergy, Solar Energy, Emission Measurement and Control, Battery and e-Fluids Thermal Management.

Register now.

Decarbonisation Technology Summit - April 19-20, 2023
2023-04-19 - 2023-04-20
Decarbonisation Technology Summit Europe, organised by Decarbonisation Technology, brings together a cross-market community including experts from downstream oil and gas, renewable energy production, energy intensive industries (EIIs), energy production companies, technology providers, Governments and infrastructure and more.
Make sure you save the date – 19-20 April 2023 – as we power the transition to sustainable fuels and energy by facilitating collaboration between energy producers, their biggest customers and the technology experts developing solutions for all, as well as explore cutting edge global decarbonisation technologies, solutions, and supporting infrastructures. Don’t miss this unparalleled opportunity to gain actionable insights and ready-to-implement solutions for the next steps in energy transition. Register your interest today to be the first to learn about 2023 event news!

The 12th China Congress on Particle Technology, April 21st-24th, 2023
2023-04-21 - 2023-04-24
In order to promote academic exchanges in the fields of particles and powders, promote discipline development and technological innovation, and help talents grow, it is guided by the China Association for Science and Technology, hosted by the Chinese Society for Particles, Hainan Science and Technology Association, China Particles Society Energy Particle Materials Professional Committee, Hainan The 12th China Particle Conference, hosted by the University and co-organized by Guangzhou University, South China University of Technology, and Beijing Coast Hongmeng Standard Material Technology Co., Ltd., will be held on April 21-24, 2023 at the Hilton Haikou Luneng Hotel, Haikou City, Hainan Province held .
The theme of the 12th China Particle Conference is “Innovation Boosts Double Carbon, Green Empowers Development”. This conference is a national high-level large-scale comprehensive academic conference in the field of particle science that meets the development needs of our society and inherits the previous academic annual meetings of our society. The conference focuses on the scientific research progress, industrial development and talent growth in the related fields of granulology, and collects scientific papers (abstracts) for scientific and technological workers in the granulology and powder industries and related fields such as chemical industry, energy, materials, medicine and environment. . The 2022 Chinese Particle Society Awards will be presented at the conference. The conference will also select the Youth Report Award and the Excellent Poster Award. Submissions are welcome.
At the same time as the China Particle Conference, an exhibition of particle/powder instruments, equipment, products and applications will be held, including particle/powder testing and analysis instruments, preparation equipment, products and their applications in chemical industry, energy, materials, medicine and the environment, etc. , Welcome relevant units to actively sign up for the exhibition.

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.
