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Hi-Key Technology Online Training - High Efficiency Simulation Analysis of Wet Desulfurization Reactor based on Barracuda, December 23rd, 2023
2023-12-23
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.
With the development of industry and the improvement of people’s living standards, the thirst for energy is also increasing, and SO2 in coal-burning flue gas has become the main cause of air pollution. Reducing SO2 pollution has become an urgent task of today’s atmospheric environment governance. Many flue gas desulfurization processes have been widely used in industry, and it also has important practical significance for the treatment of exhaust gas from various boilers and incinerators. Wet desulfurization technology uses spraying to remove SO2 in flue gas. This technology has a high market share in the field of flue gas treatment at home and abroad.

Barracuda Virtual Reactor Web-based Training December 4-8, 2023
2023-12-04 - 2023-12-08
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.

PSRI - Fluidization Seminar in Houston, Texas, November 14-17, 2023
2023-11-14 - 2023-11-17
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

PSRI’s fluidization seminar and workshop is now digital. During the seminar, PSRI 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 their seminars.

ERTC - November 13-16, 2023
2023-11-13 - 2023-11-16
ERTC is coming to Italy! Join Europe’s largest downstream gathering in Lago Maggiore as we focus on future-proofing refining’s role in the energy mix.
Our 2023 agenda is now available; check out the full program to see what is in store for the 27th edition.
CPFD will be exhibiting at ERTC. We are pleased to support the conference, and we encourage the refining technology community to meet with us there.

Webinar: Getting Started with Virtual Reactor 23.1 - November 8, 2023
2023-11-08 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago)
CPFD will host a webinar on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 10 am CST: Getting Started with Virtual Reactor 23.1.
Register for the webinar to join us and learn about the major features and enhancements of the Barracuda Virtual Reactor 23.1 release, including:

Bubble coalescence and breakup
Per-species close pack volume fraction
Radl-Sundaresan drag model
New data output options
– mass.log
– energy.log
– Time-varying visualization interval
– Chemical reaction rate

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 November 6-10, 2023
2023-11-06 - 2023-11-10

2023 AIChE Annual Meeting, November 5-10, 2023
2023-11-05 - 2023-11-10
The AIChE Annual Meeting is the premier educational forum for chemical engineers interested in innovation and professional growth. Academic and industry experts will cover wide range of topics relevant to cutting-edge research, new technologies, and emerging growth areas in chemical engineering.
CPFD is proud to support the AIChE Annual Meeting. We will once again be sponsoring the Student Poster Awards at the Particle Technology Forum (PTF), and we will be chairing the “(PTF) Fluidization: Modeling” session.

Ketjen Catalyst Academy’s FCC Workshop - October 31-November 2, 2023
2023-10-31 - 2023-11-02
CPFD Software has been invited to speak at on Day 2 of the workshop. Peter Loezos, VP of Engineering, will share his knowledge on best practices using FCC unit and E-Cat data for FCC unit monitoring, including advanced modelling tools and how they can be used for pushing the unit against multiple constraints.
The workshop will be led by specialists from Ketjen’s Global Technical Service group who have years of hands-on experience in FCC operation, catalyst design & optimization, unit monitoring, optimization and troubleshooting. Additionally, subject matter experts from licensors, technology and solutions providers in the FCC field will provide their own holistic and enriching perspectives. There will also be ample opportunities for participants to interact with the specialists and address their individual real-world FCC issues.

ARTC - October 25-26, 2023
2023-10-25 - 2023-10-26
Against the global landscape of accelerating change throughout the oil & gas industry, the Asian Refining Technology Conference (ARTC) is the key meeting point where thought-leaders look to the future, to embrace change and capture new opportunities to deliver profitable market growth and value creation across the downstream oil and gas supply chain.

BASF Seminar: Turnaround Risk Reduction Through FCCU Simulation - October 17th, 2023
2023-10-17 11:00 - 12:00
CPFD Software has been invited to speak at BASF’s “Turnaround risk reduction through FCCU simulation” webinar at 11:00 AM CDT on October 17th, 2023. Our own Peter Loezos, VP of Engineering, will share how virtualization and simulation can ameliorate the turnaround process, drawing upon his decades of experience at operating companies, technology licensors and now CPFD!

This presentation is part of BASF Refining Catalysts’ 2023 FCC Academy webinar series. These webinars are specifically designed to provide educational training and knowledge on FCC operations focusing on safety, regulation, mechanical integrity and process featuring instructors from BASF, Becht, CPFD, EcoEngineers, and P66. Learn more and register now.

PSRI - Operator Training October 17-19, 2023
2023-10-17 - 2023-10-19
Course Objectives

Learn how fluidized bed, risers and cyclones operate
Learn about steady state and start up operations for fluidized processes
Learn how to troubleshoot common issues with fluidized processes

Course Material

Fluidization concepts
Particle size distributions measurements and interpolations
Gas sparger and grid designs, operations, and troubleshooting
Cyclone design, operations and troubleshooting
Fluidized bed design, operations and troubleshooting
Circulating fluidized bed design, operations and troubleshooting
Start ups and shutdowns
Entrainment predictions and exceptions to those predictions
Sampling methods
Managing particle attrition

Course Methodology

Material based on 45 years of practices
Instructors have more than 20 years of industrial experience
Hands on experiences on industrially relevant experiences
Troubleshooting practices with direct applications to commercial scale units

POWTEX 2023, October 11-13, 2023
2023-10-11 - 2023-10-13
Terrabyte, CPFD Software’s Japanese distributor for Barracuda Virtual Reactor, will be attending and exhibiting at the event.
POWTEX 2023, an international powder technology exhibition sponsored by The Association of Powder Process Industr y and Engineering, JAPAN (APPIE) will be held at INTEX Osaka (Nanko) for three days from October 11 (Wed.) to 13 (Fri.), 2023, with the theme of “PX (Powder-technology Transformation) builds the future”.
POWTEX takes place in Tokyo and Osaka alternately every other year. This year the 15th exhibition will be held in Osaka. From the perspective of preventing COVID-19 infections, which have been a concern since 2020, we have adopted a hybrid exhibition combining an on-site exhibition with an online exhibition since POWTEX OSAKA 2021, and we will use the same exhibition format this time. The online exhibition will start on September 27 (Wed.) and continue until November 10 (Fri.), 2023 to allow for research in advance of the on- site exhibition and to allow par ticipants to view the exhibition and lectures after the on-site exhibition closes. The combination of an online exhibition will also make it possible for people from outside the Kansai region to participate in the exhibition and for visitors to gather information effectively at the on-site exhibition.
The exhibition is being promoted in collaboration with The Society of Powder Technology, Japan and visitors will also be able to enter FABEX Kansai 2023, which will be held at the same time, making it possible to access more technical information.
In addition to displays of new products and technologies by leading companies, the exhibition will host a variety of events, such as a special exhibition on cutting-edge topics including future materials and powder simulation technology, product technology briefings, and “powder technology seminars for beginners” where visitors can learn about powders in a systematic way starting from the basics.
In addition, a “PX station” will be set up at the venue and various events will be held.
We hope you will take this opportunity to visit the on-site exhibition, gather information from the online exhibition, and deepen your knowledge of various powder technologies. We look forward to welcoming you to the event.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Barracuda Virtual Reactor Web-based Training September 18-22, 2023
2023-09-18 - 2023-09-22

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Barracuda Virtual Reactor Web-based Training August 21-25, 2023
2023-08-21 - 2023-08-25

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.

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

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.

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.

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.
