Authors: Boyu Deng a, Man Zhang a, Yi Zhang a, Junfu Lyu a, Hairui Yang a and Mingming Gao b a Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Energy and Power…
Authors: Mohammad Abdur Rakib a, Tommy Firmansyah a, Syed Basheer a, Mohamed Al Musharfy a, and Sam Clark b a ADNOC Refining Research Centre, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Refining, PO Box 3593, Abu Dhabi, UAE…
Authors: Yongmin Zhang a, Yongshi Liang a, Meng Wang a, and Xiaotao Bi b a State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102249, P. R. China b Department of Chemical…
Authors: Xiandong Liu a, Man Zhang a, Runxia Cai a, Xuan Yao a, Junfu Lyu a and Hairui Yang a a Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Power…
Authors: Sam Clark a, Peter Blaser a, and Ray Cocco b a CPFD Software, 1255 Enclave Parkway, Suite E, Houston, TX 77077, USA b Particulate Solids Research, Inc., 4201 West 36th Street, Chicago, IL…
Authors: Ray A. Cocco a, Ulrich Muschelknautz b, Ben Freireich a, S. B. Reddy Karri a, and Ted Knowlton a a Particulate Solid Research, Inc. 4201 W. 36th Street, Building A, Chicago, IL 60632 USA b MK…
Authors: Frederik Zafiryadis a, Yashasvi Laxminarayan a, Anker Degn Jensen a, Elisabeth Akoh Hove b, Morten Boberg Larsen b and Hao Wu a a Technical University of Denmark, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Søltofts Plads 229, 2800…
Authors: Timo Dymala a, Ernst-Ulrich Hartge a, Tao Song b, Laihong Shen c, and Stefan Heinrich a a Hamburg University of Technology, Institute of Solids Process Engineering and Particle Technology, Denickestrasse 15, 21073 Hamburg, Germany b…
Authors: Zhijun Yang a,b, Yongmin Zhang a, Tiebin Liu b, and Adefarati Oloruntoba a a State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China b Dalian Research…
Authors: Zachary Reinking a, Kevin J.Whitty a, and JoAnn S.Lightyb b a Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, 50 S. Central Campus Drive, Room 3290, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA…
Authors: Zhijun Yang a,b, Yongmin Zhang a, Adefarati Oloruntoba a, and Junrong Yue c a State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, PR Chin b Dalian Research Institute…
NO emissions from two in–line cement calciners operating with petcoke and coal, respectively, are predicted through CPFD simulation and compared with operational data.
This study by Cesar Medina-Pedraza and Hugo de Lasa of the University of Western Ontario reports a numerical hybrid cluster CPFD simulation of a downer reactor unit.
This article by engineers at TechnipFMC Process Technology and Suncor Energy, discusses an FCC regenerator revamp at the Suncor Edmonton refinery, aimed to incorporate advanced design features to mitigate operational challenges and improve reliability.
Virtual Reactor simulations were used to evaluate the re-design and reconfiguration of a dual-fluidized bed (DFB) gasification system into a recirculating pyrolysis reactor, by researchers at NREL, UCSD, and West Biofuels, LLC.
This simulation study the University of Western Ontario demonstrates the scalability of chemical looping combustion (CLC) to achieve efficient capture of biomass-derived CO2.
Application of a newly designed spent catalyst distributor improves spent catalyst distribution, coke combustion and bed temperatures in the FCC in this article by Raj Singh, Paul Marchant and Steve Shimoda of TechnipFMC Process Technology.
This publication by SABIC provides insights into improving fluidization behavior by way of a systematic approach to determine the underlying root causes of issues in a commercial dehydrogenation reactor.
Surprises are not always a good thing, especially during plant turnarounds. This article, from the September 2019 issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, discusses how simulations can be a critical turnaround risk reduction tool.
Authors: Xi Chen a, Jinchen Ma a, Xian Tian a, Jianlong Wan a and Haibo Zhao a a State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University…
Nakhaei, Wu, Grévain, Jensen, Glarborg, and Dam–Johansen present CPFD simulations for petcoke and solid recovered fuel (SRF) co–firing in a full–scale cement calciner.
The article, featured in the April 2019 issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, examines the role of simulation in the digital transformation of modern refineries.
This paper from the University of Western Ontario includes Barracuda Virtual Reactor simulation of the catalytic propane oxidative dehydrogenation (PODH) process in a circulating fluidized bed downer reactor.
Researchers from BYU utilized CPFD to present a novel analysis of woody biomass and coal particle mixing inside a classifier.
Researchers from NETL use Barracuda simulation and ECVT data to explore suitability of different modeling techniques to capture effects of a perforated distributor plate.
This paper from ENEA, includes Virtual Reactor simulation of the bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) upstream gasifier of the ZECOMIX EU research project.
This article, coauthored by engineers Viva Energy Australia and CPFD Software, outlines how Barracuda Virtual Reactor simulations were used to address a problem that impacted overall refinery economics by tens of thousands of dollars per day.
This paper is focused on how simulation is used as a tool for knowledge management of lessons learned from current and historical FCCU operations.
Authors: Adam Klimanek a, and Joanna Bigda b a Institute of Thermal Technology, Konarskiego 22, 44-100, Gliwice, Poland b Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal, Zamkowa 1, 41-803, Zabrze, Poland Source: Klimanek, A.;…
The study presents profile measurements and Barracuda simulations of gas emissions, temperature and pressure in a CFBC test rig firing two different bituminous coals.
Authors: Mukesh Upadhyay a, Hoon Chae Park a, and Hang Seok Choi a a Department of Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon-do 26493, Republic of Korea Source: Upadhyay, M.; Park, H. C.; Choi,…
CPFD and PSRI co-authored this presentation from the 2017 AIChE Annual Meeting, which highlights Barracuda Virtual Reactor simulation results of a large cold-flow FCC stripper experiment.
This paper presents a CPFD model for solid waste and biomass particle combustion in a circulating fluidized bed.
Authors: Ronith Stanly a, Georgy Shoev a,b, and Kokhanchik A. A. a,b a Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogova Str., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia b Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 4/1 Institutskaya…
Authors: Yingya Wu a, Li Peng a, Liqing Qin a, Min Wang a, Jinsen Gao a and Xingying Lan a a State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China…
Virtual Reactor simulation of a biomass pyrolysis reactor, by Kokourine and Adham at Hatch, verifies that plug-flow with internal-recirculation (PFIR) can be achieved under reasonable operating conditions.
Authors: Abdallah S. Berrouk a, Allen Huang a,b, Shivkumar Bale b, Priyanka Thampi a,c, and Krishnaswamy Nandakumar b a Chemical Engineering Department, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Petroleum Institute, PO Box…
Authors: Stephan Kraft a,b, Friedrich Kirnbauer a, and Hermann Hofbauer b a Bioenergy 2020+ GmbH, Wiener Strasse 49, A-7540 Güssing, Austria b TU Wien, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Getreidemarkt 9/166, Vienna, Austria…
Authors: Ray A. Cocco a, S.B. Reddy Karri a, Ted M. Knowlton a, John Findlay a, Thierry Gauthier b, Jia Wei Chew c, and Christine M. Hrenya d a Particulate Solid Research, Inc., Chicago, IL,…
Authors: Mukesh Upadhyay a, Hoon Chae Park a, Jae Gyu Hwang a, Hang Seok Choi a, Ha-Na Jang a, and Yong-Chil Seo a a Department of Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon-do 26493, Republic of…
Authors: Abdallah S. Berrouk a, C. Pornsilph a,b, S. S. Bale c, Y. Du a,d and K. Nandakumar c a Chemical Engineering Department, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Petroleum Institute, P.…
Authors: Sam Clark a, Ray Fletcher a, and Peter Blaser a a CPFD Software Source: Blaser, P.; Fletcher, R.; Clark, S. AM-17-77 Improving FCC Economics through Computational Particle Fluid Dynamics Simulation; AFPM: San…
Kodam, Freireich, Pretz, and Stears from Dow discuss how Barracuda Virtual Reactor has been used to investigate riser termination device performance for separating catalyst particles from the gas phase.
This paper examines how CPFD simulation is used to improve overall FCCU economics.
Authors: Yongmin Zhang a, and Qing Wei a a State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102249, China Source: Zhang, Y.; Wei, Q. CPFD Simulation of Bed-to-Wall…
Authors: A.Lanza a, and H.de Lasa a a Chemical Reactor Engineering Centre, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario, N6A 5B9, Canada Source: Lanza, A.; de Lasa,…
This study by researchers at the University College of Southeast Norway and Tel-Tek investigates the applicability of the multiphase particle-in-cell (MP-PIC) method for predicting pneumatic conveying characteristics.
In this study by Bioenergy 2020+ and the Technical University of Vienna, an industrial-sized dual fluidized bed biomass gasification system was simulated with Barracuda Virtual Reactor and compared with plant data.
Authors: Benjamin Amblard a, Raj Singh b, Eusebius Gbordzoe b, and Ludovic Raynal a a IFP Energies nouvelles, France b Technip Stone & Webster Process Technology, Houston, United States Source: Amblard, B.;…
Authors: Bruce D. Adkins a, Neeti Kapur a, Travis Dudley a, Stephen Webb b and Peter Blaser a a Inaeris Technologies LLC, 13001 Bay Park Road, Pasadena, TX 77507, USA b CPFD…
In this work by Liu, Cattolica, and Seiser from UCSD, a three-dimensional model was established to simulate the hydrodynamics of a dual fluidized-bed gasification system.
Authors: Raj Singh a, and Eusebius Gbordzoe a a Technip Stone & Webster Process Technology, Houston, TX, USA Source: Singh, R.; Gbordzoe, E. Modeling FCC Spent Catalyst Regeneration with Computational Fluid Dynamics. Powder Technology 2017, 316,…
This paper looks at how a team including Peccatiello Engineering, Emtrol-Buell Technologies, and CPFD came together to solve an exceptionally challenging case of FCC regenerator maldistribution.
This paper, first presented at the 2016 AFPM Annual Meeting, provides an overview of general and localized afterburn, and discusses techniques for effective troubleshooting.
In this study by the University of Utah, Barracuda simulations for a chemical looping with oxygen uncoupling system compared well with literature and data.
In this work researchers from SABIC and CPFD investigate the dynamic behavior of a commercial fluidized bed LLDPE reactor and compare with plant data.
Authors: Bruce D Adkins a, Travis Dudley a, Neeti Kapur a, Peter Blaser b and James Parker b a KiOR LLC b CPFD Software Source: Adkins, B.; Dudley, T.; Kapur, N.; Blaser, P.;…
Authors: Hui Liu a, Robert J. Cattolica a, and Reinhard Seiser a a Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA…
Authors: A. Lanza a, M. A. Islam a, and H. de Lasa a a Chemical Reactor Engineering Centre, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario N6A…
Authors: S. Vashisth a, A. H. Ahmadi Motlagh a, S. Tebianian a, M. Salcudean b, and J. R. Grace a a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada…
Authors: Yongshi Liang a, Yongmin Zhang a, and Chunxi Lu a a State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China Source: Liang, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Lu, C.…
Authors: Christopher B. Solnordal a, Venkatakrishna Kenche b, Trevor D. Hadley a, Yuqing Feng a, Peter J. Witt a, and K-Seng Lim a a CSIRO Mineral Resources Flagship, Private Bag 10, Clayton South, VIC…
Authors: Chameera K.Jayarathna a,b, Britt M.Halvorsen a, and Lars-AndreTokheim a,b a Department of Process, Energy and Environmental Technology, Telemark University College, Norway b Tel-Tek,Research institute, Porsgrunn, Norway Source: Jayarathna, C. K.; Halvorsen, B.…
Authors: Raymond Cocco a, S. B. Reddy Karri b, and Ted Knowlton b a Particulate Solid Research, Inc.(PSRI) Source: Cocco, R.; Karri, S. B. R.; Knowlton, T. Avoid Fluidization Pitfalls. CEP 2014, No. December, 40–45…
This study by researchers from the Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Coal Gasification investigated the applicability of the CPFD) numerical scheme for simulating flows in a 3-D hopper.
Bigda, from the Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal (IChPW), Poland, presents CPFD numerical studies of the hydrodynamics of gas-solid flow and the drying process using Barracuda Virtual Reactor.
In this paper a CPFD model for dry flue gas desulfurization (DFGD) systems was developed, validated against lab-scale data, and applied to an industrial-scale unit.
In this paper presented at CFB-11, a team from Babcok & Wilcox Power Generation Group report on Barracuda simulations of a large capacity, pantleg CFB boiler.
Authors: Yongshi Liang a, Yongmin Zhang a, Tingwen Li b, and Chunxi Lu a a State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China b URS Corp.,…
A novel solids separator for a chemical looping reactor was designed at NETL using Barracuda Virtual Reactor, and the final as-built separator performed well.
Authors: Shangyi Yin a, Wenqi Zhong a, Baosheng Jina a, and Jianren Fan b a Ministry of Education of Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control, School of Energy & Environment,…
Authors: K. K. Perera , R. K. Thapa , and B. M. Halvorsen Source: Perera, K. K.; Thapa, R. K.; Halvorsen, B. M. Simulation and Optimization of the Steam Gasification Process Using…
O’Rourke and Snider present a new contact force model where individual particle accelerations are a blend between the particle acceleration of the original MP-PIC method, appropriate for rapid granular flows, and an average particle acceleration that applies to closely packed granular flows.
In this paper a CPFD model is combined with ECT measurements to investigate the hydrodynamic behavior in a CFB boiler with six cyclones.
In this study by Loha, Chattopadhyay, and Chatterjee, simulated gas compositions are found to be in good agreement with experimental data for a bubbling fluidized bed biomass gasifier.
Authors: James M. Parker a a CPFD Software, LLC, Albuquerque, NM, United States Source: Parker, J. M. CFD Model for the Simulation of Chemical Looping Combustion. Powder Technology 2014, 265, 47–53. Abstract: A chemical looping combustion…
Authors: Qinggong Wang a, Hairui Yang a, Peining Wang a, Junfu Lu a, Qing Liu a, Hai Zhang a, D Lubin Wei b, and Man Zhang a a Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of…
Authors: Qinggong Wang a, Hairui Yang a, Peining Wang a, Junfu Lu a, Qing Liu a, Hai Zhang a, Lubin Wei b, and Man Zhang a a Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of…
In this paper researchers from the National Energy Technology Laboratory report Barracuda Virtual Reactor simulation results for adsorber performance for a dry-sorbent carbon-capture process.
Engineers from CPFD and MPC report on the use of Barracuda to perform virtual testing on potential redesigns of FCC reactor internals at MPC’s Catlettsburg Refinery.
Authors: Xingying Lan a, Xiaogang Shi a, Yinghui Zhang a, Yu Wang a, Chunming Xu a, and Jinsen Gao a a State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249,…
Authors: V. Vivacqua a, S. Vashisth a, A. Prams a, G. Hébrard b, N. Epstein a, and J. R. Grace a a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, UBC, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z3 b…
Authors: Hyungtae Cho a, Bumjoon Cha a, Sungwon Kim b, Jaewook Ryu b, Junghwan Kim b, and Il Moon a a Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu,…
Authors: E.M.Ryan a, D. De Croix b, R. Breault c, W. Xu d, E. D. Huckaby c, K. Saha c, S. Dartevelle b, and X. Sun d a Boston University, Department of…
In this paper, Clark, Snider, and Spenik compare cold-flow experimental results with Barracuda simulation for a full-loop CFB experimental carbon capture unit constructed at the US DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).
This paper discusses how Barracuda Virtual Reactor was used to gain insights into potentially unexpected fluidization behaviors.
Authors: Yinghui Zhang a, Xingying Lan a, and Jinsen Gao a a State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, 102249, China Source: Zhang, Y.; Lan, X.; Gao, J.…
Authors: Alireza Abbasi a,b, Mohammad Ashraful Islam a, Paul E. Ege b, and Hugo I. de Lasa a a Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON,…
This study by researchers at the Hamburg University of Technology and Tsinghua University investigated the applicability of CPFD for simulating flows in CFB risers for Geldart group A and B particles for low and high solids fluxes.
Experimental operation of three fluidized bed processors is compared with CFD simulation results by Parker, Williams, and Thibault, CPFD Software, and LaMarche, Chen, and Stamato, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
Authors: Jun Xie a, Wenqi Zhong a, Baosheng Jin a, Yingjuan Shao a, and Yaji Huang a a Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control of Ministry of Education, School of…
This paper, by authors at CPFD Software and Biomasse Italia, describes the optimization of a CFB boiler in order to minimize erosion considering overall performance.
Authors: Jun Xie a, Wenqi Zhong a, Baosheng Jin a, Yingjuan Shao a,b, and Hao Liu b a Ministry of Education of Key Laboratory of Energy Thermal Conversion and Control, School of…
Authors: V. Vivacqua a, S. Vashisth a, G. Hébrard b, J.R.Grace a, and N. Epstein a a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z3…
O’Rourke and Snider document a new method for including collisional return-to-isotropy in particle velocity distributions calculated by the MP-PIC method for numerical simulation of particle/fluid flows.
Authors: Alireza Abbasi a,b, Mohammad Ashraful Islam a, Paul E. Ege b, and Hugo I. de Lasa a a Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario,…
This paper by Kuochen Tsai, Ernesto Rafael Fonseca, Sujatha Degaleesan, and Ed Lake from Shell shows advances in the numerical simulation of proppant transport in hydraulically stimulated fractures for oil and gas production.
Authors: Shayan Karimipour a, and Todd Pugsley a a Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Saskatchewan, 57 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5A9 Source: Karimipour, S.; Pugsley, T. Application of the…
Authors: Alireza Abbasi a,b, Paul E. Ege b, Hugo I. de Lasa a a Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada N6A 5B9 b…
This article presents a Barracuda Virtual Reactor simulation of combusting gas and particle flow within the Duisburg 250 MW CFBC chamber.
Authors: Sam Clark a a CPFD Software Source: Clark, S. Particle-Fluid Flow Simulations of an FCC Regenerator; ECI: Sun River, OR, 2011; p 9 Abstract: A particle-fluid flow simulation of a commercial-scale fluidized…
In this work, James Parker presents a CPFD model compared with JPL data for the deposition rate, silicon fines production, and temperature distribution within a silane deposition reactor.
In this CPFD Software whitepaper by James Parker, a reactor using solid MGS particles fluidized by hydrogen chloride gas which reacts to form primarily TCS and hydrogen gas is discussed.
Snider, Clark and O’Rourke present an extension of the CPFD methodology to include an enthalpy equation that describes energy transport for fluid, and provides for transfer of sensible and chemical energy between phases and within the fluid mixture, with application to a fluidized bed coal gasifier.
O’Rourke and Snider present several improvements to a numerical model introduced by O’Rourke et al. (2009) for collisional exchange and damping in dense particle flows.
This paper by Ray Cocco, S. B. Reddy Karri, Yeook Arrington, Roy Hays, John G. Findlay, and Ted Knowlton of PSRI discusses the simulation-informed development of a conical jet cup device that allows all of the sample particles to experience similar solids stresses.
Authors: R. Cocco a, Y. Arrington a, R. Hays a, J. Findlay a, S. B. R. Karri a, and T. M. Knowlton a a Particulate Solid Research, Inc., Chicago, IL, United States…
This paper presents new capabilities and proof-testing of a collisional model previously presented in O’Rourke, Zhao, and Snider (2009) applied to liquid injection into a dense-phase fluidized bed.
Researchers from CPFD and Cristal Global present a solution of ozone decomposition in a bubbling bed using the CPFD numerical scheme. Results compared well with the experimental data reported by Fryer and Potter (1976).
A new model is presented by O’Rourke, Zhao, and Snider for numerical simulations of collisional transfer of mass, momentum and energy in gas/liquid/solid fluidized beds.
Snider, O’Rourke, and Zhao present a unified model for collisional exchange of mass, momentum, and energy between particles in gas/liquid/solid fluidized beds.
In this paper by Dale M. Snider, granular flow of three granular flow experiments is predicted by a CPFD numerical scheme in three dimension using the true particle size distribution.