15th International Conference on Gas-Liquid and Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactor Engineering - August 7-10, 2022
2022-08-07 - 2022-08-10
The 15th International Conference on Gas–Liquid and Gas–Liquid–Solid Reactor Engineering (GLS-15) follows the success of the 14 previous GLS conferences, which focus on all aspects of fundamental and applied research in multiphase reactors and processes. The theme of GLS-15 will be: Transfer to Practice – evolution across technology readiness levels.
CPFD Software will be attending and speaking on “Application of MP-PIC Method to Ebullated Bed Reactors”.

Webinar: Getting Started with Virtual Reactor 22.0 August 10, 2022
2022-08-10 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago)
CPFD will host a webinar on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at 9 am CDT: Getting Started with Virtual Reactor 22.0. We are expanding Barracuda Virtual Reactor’s multiphase simulation capabilities for vapor/liquid/solid (VLS) systems, and are excited to share recent developments in this area. Register for the webinar to join us and learn about the major features and enhancements of the Barracuda Virtual Reactor 22.0 Release, including:

Evaporation Model
Liquid Phase Improvements
Directional Particle Filtering through Baffles

The webinar will be recorded and available for playback after the live presentation.

Efficient Simulation of Barracuda in Industrial Cement Decomposing Furnace (China) - August 18, 2022
2022-08-18
This event is hosted by Beijing Hikey Technology Co. Ltd. and will be presented in Chinese.
Relevant industry background introduction:
Cement is an important basic raw material for national economic construction. At present, there is no material at home and abroad that can replace its status. With the rapid development of my country’s economy, the role of cement in the national economy is growing. According to a survey by the China Cement Association, by the end of 2020, Chinese companies had invested in and built 31 cement clinker production lines in 16 overseas countries. In 2021, with the support of government departments, the China Cement Association launched the carbon neutralization of the cement industry. 2021 is also the first year of the “14th Five-Year Plan”. The construction of major projects such as new infrastructure, new urbanization, transportation and water conservancy is promoted, which brings a new development pattern for the further high-quality and sustainable development of the cement industry.
Description of the combination of software and industry applications:
Barracuda software based on CPFD (Computational Particle Fluid Dynamics) method is a commercial software package dedicated to industrial particle fluidization and chemical reaction simulation. Its advantages include fast simulation modeling method, efficient and stable multiphase flow coupling solution tools, convenient chemical reaction modeling methods, and the number of industrial-scale particle simulations. The amount of particles involved in the reaction in the cement calciner is huge and the reaction temperature is high. The use of Barracuda can truly simulate the temperature distribution and chemical process of the fluid and particles in the calciner, and it is also very good at the simulation of cyclone separators. The simulation results can be used for Guide the process design and structure optimization of the cement preparation system.
Course content:
1. Development of the cement preparation industry
2. The idea of ​​computational particle fluid dynamics
3. Experimental verification of computational particle fluid dynamics
4. Numerical simulation of cement calciner and other equipment

Barracuda Virtual Reactor Web-based Training August 22-26, 2022
2022-08-22 - 2022-08-26
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.

Latin American Refining Technology Conference (LARTC) - Buenos Aires, September 12-14, 2022
2022-09-12 - 2022-09-14
LARTC is the region’s fastest growing and stand-alone downstream event, therefore all abstracts submitted will be read and graded by the key stakeholders and decision makers who are shaping the future of the LAT-AM downstream sector.
The key topics for 2022 are:

Advances in Hydrogen and Carbon Capture for Downstream
Energy Efficiency and Process Optimization
Renewable Fuel Production and Co-Processing
Digitalization and Automation Technology
Margin Improvement and Cost Efficiency
New and Updated Catalyst Technologies
Refining-Petchem Integration and New Routes to Olefins

The deadline to submit your papers is Friday April 1st. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Submission is free, however successful abstracts are subject to a speaker registration fee. Our call for papers guide has lots of useful information and tips for abstract submissions, download using the link below.

Barracuda Numerical Simulation of Fcc Reactor in Catalytic Cracking of Petroleum (China) - September 14, 2022
2022-09-14
This event is hosted by Beijing Hikey Technology Co. Ltd. and will be presented in Chinese.
Relevant industry background introduction:
Oil is an indispensable part of industrial production and life. In the past few years, global oil production has increased and risen to varying degrees. With the acceleration of the domestic supply-side reform, the oil production capacity reduction effect is obvious, the oil industry has eliminated outdated production capacity, and the oil production has been greatly improved, and the petrochemical equipment industry will gradually increase in the future. On the whole, China’s economy will continue to maintain stable and rapid development, industrialization and urbanization will continue to deepen, and the domestic market for petrochemical products has huge potential.
Description of the combination of software and industry applications:
Barracuda software based on CPFD (Computational Particle Fluid Dynamics) method is a commercial software package dedicated to industrial particle fluidization and chemical reaction simulation. Its advantages include fast simulation modeling method, efficient and stable multiphase flow coupling solution tools, convenient chemical reaction modeling methods, and the number of industrial-scale particle simulations. There are usually drastic changes in temperature in the petroleum catalytic cracking reactor. The use of Barracuda can very realistically simulate the temperature distribution and chemical process of the fluid and particles in the petroleum catalytic cracking equipment. Structural optimization.
Course content:
1. Introduction of petroleum preparation industry
2. Introduction to CPFD method
3. Application of Barracuda in FCC reactor

15th Global CemFuels Conference & Exhibition - September 14-15, 2022
2022-09-14 - 2022-09-15
The Global CemFuels Conference and Exhibition has established itself as the largest specialised annual alternative fuels conference and exhibition in the world, usually attracting more than 150 international delegates and many exhibitors each year.
The 15th Global CemFuels event in Lisbon in 2022 will showcase the best alternative fuels projects and equipment from the cement industry from around the world. Fuel mix optimisation and combustion and pyro-process optimisation will be examined in depth. Delegates are expected to attend from more than 35 countries, to learn from experts how to start to use – or to increase their use of – alternative fuels. If your business is in alternative fuels for the cement and lime industry, then you must attend!
Starting in 2022, the CemFuels Conference will also cover the use of hydrogen as a fuel for cement production.
The registration fee includes attendance at the conference and exhibition, conference proceedings book including delegate names/company/country and all available powerpoint slides, memory stick including all available presentations in pdf format, participation in networking/speed-dating sessions, delegate name badge, special distribution magazine, conference briefcase, coffee breaks and snacks, lunches, welcome reception and farewell reception. The CemFuels Awards Gala Dinner is optional and is bookable during registration, with details on the dinner to be confirmed. The registration fee also includes any required on-site Covid testing.
Super Early-Bird registration is £595 and ends on 31 January 2022. The Early-Bird rate of £695 will apply from 1 February until the end of March 2022, followed by the Standard rate of £795 from 1 April and the Final rate of £895 after 1 September 2022. Cement producers benefit from a £100 discount on these rates. Confirmed speakers register for £495. Confirmed cement-producer-speakers register free. Attendance at the CemFuels Awards Gala Dinner is £125.
Please note that fees quoted do not include any applicable local taxes. Portuguese VAT at 23% may be applicable on these rates for Portuguese and non-EU delegates.
Note: The organisers reserve the right to alter future registration fees on an ongoing-basis, if required by currency movements or other unavoidable circumstances. Pre-existing bookings will not be affected.
The event will be organised in accordance with – and delegates are required to be in full compliance with – our Coronavirus Health and Safety Policy.
Note: If you are approached by any company to book rooms, they are trying to scam you! ONLY use the link on the Global CemFuels accomodation page to book your rooms!
Main themes

Trends
Markets
Technology
Combustion
Fuel mix optimisation
Problems and solutions
Networking
Business opportunities
News and developments

Who should attend?

Cement and lime producers wishing to reduce their fuel and energy bills
Legislators and regulators
Alternative fuels equipment manufacturers
Fuels traders & shippers
Those with an interest in fuel project financing
Energy and fuel analysts
Academics & researchers

World Congress on Particle Technology - September 18-22, 2022
2022-09-18 - 2022-09-22
CPFD Software will be speaking at this event. Read more here.
Regularly from its inception in 1986, every four years members of the global particle technology community converge to share their latest insights and applications to industrial, academic, and social problems at the World Congress on Particle Technology (WCPT), the world’s major scientific congress for particle and bulk solids technology, an international forum for research, technological development, and innovation in new technologies promoted by the World Assembly of Particle Technology (WAPT).
The next World Congress on Particle Technology (WCPT9) will be celebrated in Europe, in Madrid (Spain). It is being organized by the Spanish Association of Chemists and Chemical Engineers (ANQUE) with the support of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE), the Spanish Chemical Industry Federation (FEIQUE), the Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (DECHEMA), the Spanish Association of Solids Technology (Techsolids) and the Spanish Forum of Chemistry and Society (FQS).

6th International Conference on Chemical Looping September 19-22, 2022
2022-09-19 - 2022-09-22
Chemical looping technology can provide clean and efficient production solutions: combustion with inherent CO2 capture, hydrogen production, gasification, reforming,…Chemical looping technology is currently being investigated through lab-scale studies, operation in pilot plants, system modeling and process simulation. Updates on activities worldwide will be presented at this conference.
The Instituto de Carboquímica (ICB) (www.icb.csic.es) is a public research Centre belonging to the Spanish National Research Council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC) (www.csic.es), the largest public research body in Spain, that covers all fields of knowledge, from basic research through to advanced technological development. ICB, since their foundation in 1940 up to now, has been focused on energy and environment, advanced materials, and chemical processes. The main research activities of ICB are focused on the Energy and Environment, Advanced Materials, and Chemical Processes. ICB has a high level reputation on research areas with high social impact (climate change, air pollution, waste recovery and valorisation, etc.), strategic areas (hydrogen production, renewal fuels, advanced materials, etc.), as well as other fields of considerable social demand and research opportunities (nanoscience and nanotechnology, new molecular sensors, etc.).

Barracuda Virtual Reactor Web-based Training September 26-30, 2022
2022-09-26 - 2022-09-30

Hydrocarbon Processing IRPC - September 26-27, 2022
2022-09-26 - 2022-09-27
For 2022, IRPC will be held on September 26-27, 20222. The conference will be a hybrid event with the in-person element of the conference held in Houston, Texas. This two-day hybrid conference and exhibition will provide 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.
Offering the flexibility and increased exposure of a hybrid event, IRPC 2022 presenters, sponsors, and exhibitors will be able to connect with attendees and potential customers face-to-face as well as virtually eliminating potential issues regarding travel and doubling your reach to the global HPI.

PSRI - Operator Training October 11-13, 2022
2022-10-11 - 2022-10-14
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

Hydrocarbon Processing 2022 Awards - October 12, 2022
2022-10-12
CPFD Software and Encina are finalists for the Hydrocarbon Processing Sustainability Award. Read more here.

The editors of Hydrocarbon Processing, the downstream sector’s leading technical publication, are pleased to announce the winners in a black tie ceremony on Oct. 12, 2022.
The awards program honors the downstream energy segment’s leading innovations, as well as outstanding personal contributions to the industry.

2022 AFPM Summit - October 18-20, 2022
2022-10-18 - 2022-10-20
CPFD Software will be exhibiting at this event at booth 9. Read more here.
The Summit is one of AFPM’s flagship events, blending technical curriculum with cross-disciplinary learning focused on tangible takeaways that drive excellence in plant performance.
At the 2022 Summit, we’ll be covering:

FCC
Hydroprocessing
Crude/coking
Gasoline processes
Digitalization
Reliability & maintenance
General topics, (sustainability, energy transitions, ROI, oil market outlook and more)

PSRI - Fluidization Seminar in Chicago, Illinois, October 18-21, 2022
2022-10-18 - 2022-10-21
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.

Numerical Simulation of Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization (WFGD) Reactor Based on Barracuda Software (China) - October 21, 2022
2022-10-21
This event is hosted by Beijing Hikey Technology Co. Ltd. and will be presented in Chinese.
Relevant industry background introduction:
my country’s fuel composition is mainly coal combustion, and coal combustion accounts for about 80% of the total energy consumption. Therefore, coal combustion has become the main source of air pollution in my country, especially SO2, which is the main reason for the formation of acid rain, which contributes to the ecological environment and human economy. caused great harm. Desulfurization equipment generally refers to a series of equipment used in the production of electric power, metallurgy and other industries to remove sulfur in coal and prevent the formation of SO2 during combustion. With the continuous improvement of air pollutant emission standards and the continuous tightening of environmental protection policies, the coal-fired flue gas desulfurization market will enter a relatively rapid development stage in the future.
Description of the combination of software and industry applications:
Barracuda software based on CPFD (Computational Particle Fluid Dynamics) method is a commercial software package dedicated to industrial particle fluidization and chemical reaction simulation. Its advantages include fast simulation modeling method, efficient and stable multiphase flow coupling solution tools, convenient chemical reaction modeling methods, and the number of industrial-scale particle simulations. The industrial-scale desulfurization reactor has the characteristics of large equipment size, complex particle size distribution, and reaction with multi-phase and multi-component particles. The use of Barracuda can well simulate the multi-phase flow and chemical reaction in the desulfurization reactor. The simulation results It can provide theoretical reference value for the structure and process optimization of the desulfurization reactor.
Course content:
1. Background of domestic and foreign desulfurization industry
2. Computational particle fluid dynamics method
3. Experimental verification
4. Application of CPFD method in industrial desulfurization tower

Asian Refining Technology Conference (ARTC) - Singapore, October 26-27, 2022
2022-10-26 - 2022-10-27
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.
Co-located with Asian Downstream Summit (ADS), this year’s ARTC programme will focus on the theme of “Reconfiguring the Industry for the Global Energy Transition”, and will gather leaders across the ASEAN region, as they discuss pertinent topics including the evolution and modernisation of the region’s refining and petrochemicals industry, consequences of the digital wave, and the sustainability of current energy goals set in the market.
ARTC 2022 anticipates a strong turnout, hosting national oil companies (NOCs), integrated oil companies (IOCs), engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors, consultants, financiers, law firms, technology providers, digital vendors, and service companies – all of whom play an active role in the global downstream oil & gas value chain.

Global Syngas Technologies Conference, October 26-28, 2022
2022-10-26 - 2022-10-28
This is the syngas industry’s largest and most prestigious event; bringing together the world’s top experts and corporate leaders. The Global Syngas Technologies Conference is the industry’s premier networking event; the one place to meet all of the major players in the syngas industry.

Barracuda Virtual Reactor Web-based Training October 31 - November 4, 2022
2022-10-31 - 2022-11-04

PSRI - Fluidization Seminar in Madrid, Spain, November 1-4, 2022
2022-11-01 - 2022-11-04

European Refining Technology Conference in Berlin, November 7-10, 2022
2022-11-06 - 2022-11-10
CPFD Software will be speaking and exhibiting at this event. Read more here.
Over 600 refiners and technology providers joined us in Madrid to re-connect and address the short, medium and long term issues affecting the industry. Hot topics for 2021 included the recovery from a volatile 2020 and shaping refining’s role in Europe’s long-term sustainable, decarbonised energy system. We are excited to start working ERTC 2022 which will be returning to Berlin on 7 – 10 November 2022. Register your interest to stay up to date with the latest updates and announcements.

Big Compute 2022 - November 9, 2022
2022-11-08 - 2022-11-09
CPFD Software will be presenting at this event. Learn more here.
Presented by Rescale with support from sponsors including Google, AWS, Microsoft, Intel, Ansys, Siemens, Convergent Science, and others, Big Compute is a premiere hub for thought-provoking stories, enlightening (and entertaining) podcasts and videos, industry articles, and more — all in the realm of high performance computing. From on-premise advances to cloud HPC and everything in-between, Big Compute strives to showcase the untold stories of how this incredible technology is affecting the lives of all of us.
Whether you’re an executive, engineer, researcher, scientist, student, or just someone with a passion for making the world better through science and technology, we welcome you to this community.
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What began as a gathering of innovators and thought leaders who were passionate about what’s possible with unlimited compute, has grown into a community of like-minded enthusiasts — engineers, researchers, leaders — with a mutual desire to change the world.

Webinar: Getting Started with Virtual Reactor 22.1 November 9, 2022
2022-11-09 08:00 - 09:00
CPFD will host a webinar on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 9 am CST: Getting Started with Virtual Reactor 22.1. We are continuing to expand Barracuda Virtual Reactor’s multiphase simulation capabilities for vapor/liquid/solid (VLS) systems, and are excited to introduce Lagrangian gas/vapor bubbles for incompressible simulations. This new feature enables modeling of important industrial liquid-domain systems such as ebullated beds which include both particles and gas/vapor bubbles.
Register for the webinar to join us and learn about the major features and enhancements of the Barracuda Virtual Reactor 22.1 release, including:

Bubbles
Tracers Improvements
Boundary Condition GUI Redesign
batch_movie improvements

The webinar will be recorded and available for playback after the live presentation.

2022 AIChE Annual Meeting, November 13-18, 2022
2022-11-12 - 2022-11-18
2022 AIChE Annual Meeting: Powering the Future
The American Institute of Chemical Engineering (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 Software is pleased to continue our long-time sponsorship of the AIChE and, in particular, the Particle Technology Forum (PTF). At the 2022 Annual Meeting, CPFD will once again sponsor the PTF Student Poster Awards and CPFD staff will chair a PTF session. Learn more about CPFD’s involvement at the 2022 Annual Meeting here.

IChemE Global Awards 2022 - November 17, 2022
2022-11-16 - 2022-11-17
CPFD Software and Encina are finalists for the Sustainability Award and the Process Automation and Digitalisation Award. Read more here.
The IChemE Global Awards celebrate chemical, process and biochemical engineering excellence and are widely considered as the world’s most prestigious chemical engineering awards.
The awards are closed for entries and the finalists across 17 categories have been announced. Congratulations and good luck to everyone! After two years of virtual awards, we are delighted to welcoming you back to our awards dinner. The winners will be revealed at the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester, UK, on 17 November 2022.
If you have any questions, please visit the FAQs section. For additional information, please contact us at awards@icheme.org.
If you are interested in sponsoring this year’s awards, please contact ichemeevents@media-shed.co.uk.

EUBCE 2023 Call for Abstracts - November 18, 2022
2022-11-17 - 2022-11-18
The European Biomass Conference & Exhibit is not only a stage for promoting pioneering research in science and technology. It is also an event that welcomes and supports women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), with previous years’ attendance boasting an almost 50:50 gender balance.
Its 31st edition will be the first in-person event in over 3 years; but will, by no means, be a return “back” to anything. Rather, EUBCE 2023 will be hybrid, to continue the global reach enabled by the virtual platform used in recent years. It will be focused on six relevant conference topics.
With that, we proudly invite you to submit your work for participation in the largest biomass conference and exhibit in the world. Note there is no limit to the number of abstracts you can submit. Simply download the Abstract Submission Toolkit to get started, and then…
Let us meet in Bologna!

12th China Congress on Particle Technology, Haikou City - November 25-28, 2022
2022-11-24 - 2022-11-28
Hi-Key, distributor for Barracuda Virtual Reactor in China, will be there for the 5th parallel session discussing how fluidization technology and application are used for carbon-peak and carbon-neutral projects.
In order to promote academic exchanges in the fields of particles and powders, promote the development of disciplines and technological innovation, and facilitate the growth of talents, it is guided by the China Association for Science and Technology, sponsored by the Chinese Society of Particles, organized by the Energy Particle Materials Committee of the Chinese Society of Particles, Hainan University, and organized by Guangzhou University. The 12th China Particle Conference , co-organized by , South China University of Technology, Beijing Coast Hongmeng Standard Material Technology Co., Ltd., etc., will be held at Hilton Haikou Luneng Hotel in Haikou City, Hainan Province from November 25-28 , 2022 .
The theme of the 12th China Particle Conference is “Innovation for Dual Carbon, Green Empowerment for 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 scientific research progress, industrial development and talent growth in particle science-related fields, and collects scientific papers (abstracts) from the vast number of particle science and powder industries and scientific and technological workers in chemical, energy, materials, medicine and environment related fields. . The 2022 Chinese Particle Society Awards will be organized at the conference. The conference will also select the Youth Report Award and the Excellent Poster Award. Welcome to participate in the conference.
At the same time, the China Particle Conference will hold an exhibition of particle/powder instruments, equipment, products and applications, including particle/powder testing and analysis instruments, preparation equipment, products and their applications in chemical industry, energy, materials, medicine and environment, etc. , Welcome relevant units to actively register for the exhibition.

Webinar: Optimize Virtual Reactor™ Workloads in the Cloud with Rescale - November 30, 2022
2022-11-30 09:00 - 10:00
CPFD Software and Rescale will jointly host a webinar on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 9 am CST: Optimize Virtual Reactor Workloads in the Cloud with Rescale. Join us as we showcase just how easy and secure it can be to get up and running with Barracuda Virtual Reactor in the cloud.
Recent enhancements enable Barracuda Virtual Reactor use on high performance cloud computing systems with speed-up benchmarks up to 1,000x over CPU observed. High performance computing in the cloud provides the global Virtual Reactor user community with instant access to the latest GPU and multi-GPU instances and virtually unlimited capacity without the overhead associated with on premise hardware deployment and maintenance.
To get ‘pay as you go’ cloud access to the latest GPUs and high-performance computing, CPFD has partnered with Rescale to make Barracuda Virtual Reactor workloads available with cloud compute in just a few clicks.
The webinar will be recorded and available for playback after the live presentation.

Barracuda Virtual Reactor Web-based Training December 5-9, 2022
2022-12-04 - 2022-12-09

PSRI - Fluidization Seminar in Chicago, Illinois, December 6-9, 2022
2022-12-05 - 2022-12-09
Update – November 2022: CPFD’s Peter Blaser will give an invited guest lecture about “Simulation of Industrial-Scale Fluidized Beds and Fluid-Particle Systems” on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at the PSRI Fluidization Seminar.
PSRI’s Course Description: 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.
