Frederik Zafiryadis discussed why his team chose Barracuda Virtual Reactor, instead of tools such as DEM, during Rescale’s Increase Performance & Accelerate Barracuda Virtual Reactor Simulations in the Cloud webinar.
Frederik Zafiryadis
Partner
Aerotak
LaempeReich Corporation continues to extend the value of using Arena-flow to our prospects and customers every day, in addition to its use on projects in our own core production facility. The ability to simulate and visualize the core shooting and curing results quickly translates to more synchronous start-ups of new jobs and the ability to maximize the utilization of core production capacity. Additionally, we frequently use Arena-flow to reverse engineer existing defects in troublesome jobs, evaluating the root cause of these, and quickly providing the solutions to these through the use of this powerful tool.
Read more about LaempeReich’s use of simulation tools here.
David Reich
LaempeReich
No other software can give us the same stability and speed in executing projects.
Martin Weng
Managing Director
aixprocess
From his talk at the 2024 Barracuda Virtual Reactor Users’ Conference
read moreI found the use of Barracuda Virtual Reactor and the workflow easy and user-friendly. I was really positively surprised by the speed of the GPU calculations and how quickly I was able to obtain qualitative good results in minutes and hours compared to days and weeks. The staff at CFPD Software were also very friendly, supportive, and professional in all my communications with them.
Dr. Markku Nikku
Associate Professor
LUT University
Leveraging sophisticated modeling tools like Barracuda allows Aurora to dramatically increase our technology development pace and reduce costly mistakes in scale up. We’ve appreciated the collaborative approach that Barracuda took in adapting their modelling software to fit our novel process
Dr. Andrew Gillis
CEO
Aurora Hydrogen
Catalytic pyrolysis of plastics is a rare example of heterogeneously catalyzed gas-solid reactions, and having the most effective simulation tools is critical to enable the development and optimization of our breakthrough Plas-TCat technology. Effective reactor design requires an understanding of the hydrodynamic and mixing parameters of the system as well as their effect upon the catalytic reactions. CPFD’s Virtual Reactor™ software supports Anellotech’s philosophy of model-based development, which reduces development time and scale-up risk.
David Sudolsky, CEO
Anellotech
Read the full Press Release here.
read moreRenix utilizes a unique combination of fluid and particle flows that is challenging to model using traditional CFD tools. By leveraging the modeling capabilities of Barracuda Virtual Reactor, we are able to quickly develop and optimize our systems for a host of customer applications.
Rob Haas
Director of Engineering & Project Delivery
Renix
Having the ability to develop these [Barracuda Virtual Reactor] models using Azure HPC allows us to take leaps in sustainability initiatives instead of slowly creeping forward with preexisting technology. You can model innovative ideas with great confidence.
Sheida Sahandy, Chief Sustainability Officer
Encina Development Group
Read the full Customer Story here.
read moreCPFD’s support team is the best I’ve ever worked with. Not only do they respond quickly (unlike other engineering software where I’ve waited weeks for a response), but they are extremely helpful and knowledgeable about both their software and fluidization.
Alex Kokourine, Specialist
Hatch
Using Virtual Reactor we’ve explored a wider range of possibilities than we ever could have considered using physical testing for scaling up to industrial size… the digitalisation technology enables us to optimise the energy efficiency and emissions of our cement technologies while also minimising our overall carbon footprint.
Rüdiger Zollondz, Vice President of Innovation and R&D
FLSmidth
Frederik Zafiryadis discussed his team’s experience working with the CPFD Software’s Support Team during Rescale’s Increase Performance & Accelerate Barracuda Virtual Reactor Simulations in the Cloud webinar.
Frederik Zafiryadis
Partner
Aerotak
Dr. Kit Windows-Yule provides his testimonial on his team’s training experience during the CPFD Software Web-based training, and initial experience applying Barracuda Virtual Reactor for advanced recycling / chemical recycling of plastics.
Kit Windows-Yule, PhD
Lecturer in Chemical Engineering
The University of Birmingham
CPFD Software Web-based Training
This project delivered an excellent outcome, giving us confidence that specific hardware changes would restore the operation of our Cracker to the level we expect – which it did. Our team’s collaborative approach brought together CPFD’s expertise and our refinery knowledge.
Thys Heyns, General Manager of Refining
Viva Energy Australia
The numerical approach [in Barracuda Virtual Reactor] has turned out to be robust and time-saving and allowed [us] to dramatically reduce the computational cost with respect the classical two fluids Eulerian-Eulerian models.
Di Nardo, Calchetti, and Stendardo, ENEA
As stated in “Modeling and Simulation of an Oxygen-Blown Bubbling Fluidized Bed Gasifier Using the Computational Particle- Fluid Dynamics (CPFD) Approach“
Scaling up processes using the similitude principle demands meticulous adjustment of design parameters across different scales to ensure consistency. Leveraging Barracuda Virtual Reactor, we’ve successfully simulated and fine-tuned larger reactor sizes for SE-SR of methane, effectively applying the similitude principle and bypassing the need for extensive physical experimentation and adjustment of reactor dimensions. The tremendous support from the CPFD support team has played a pivotal role in conducting our research. Their prompt responsiveness and adept problem-solving, irrespective of location and time differences, have been exceptional, ensuring that our research progresses smoothly.
Chinonyelum Udemu
PhD Student
University of Hull
CPFD Software’s intern for summer 2024, Keshav, describes his experience working with the team and using Barracuda Virtual Reactor.
The [CPFD results] actually takes what’s going on in [my mind] – and sometimes even better – and puts it in such a manner so that everybody can actually see it with their own eyes… I love the stuff.
Ken Peccatiello
President & Principal Consultant
Peccatiello Engineering,
Catalytic Cracking Solutions, LLC
Barracuda provides a unique combination of speed and capability unparalleled by other approaches.
Dr. Kuochen Tsai,
Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.
Ray Fletcher, FCC Technology Specialist at Johnson Matthey, describes some of the challenges faced when attempting to troubleshoot FCC regenerators and how Barracuda Virtual Reactor helps him to overcome those obstacles.
Ray Fletcher
FCC Technology Specialist
Johnson Matthey
Users’ Conference 2015
Barracuda is a great tool for enhancing your capabilities on reaction engineering and fluidization.
Dr. Hugo De Lasa
President, Recat Technologies
Professor and Director, University of Western Ontario
Adlan Omer from aixprocess GmbH describes how the solution stability in Barracuda Virtual Reactor contrasts with instabilities commonly encountered using other tools.
Adlan Omer
Product Owner aixProM MILL-i
aixprocess GmbH
read moreCPFD is a powerful tool for simulating multiphase flow, especially for solid-liquid flow. Tecplot is also a powerful tool for exploring simulation result. By combining CPFD and Tecplot, simulating multiphase flow becomes easier and more accurate.
Nur Ikhwan
Mechanical Engineering Department
Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology
Surabaya-Indonesia
Lecturer
As I get more familiar with Barracuda Virtual Reactor, I am starting to appreciate the remarkable optimization of the solver to run efficiently on parallel GPUs. Coming from the ANSYS ecosystem, I can notice the vast difference in run times for particle-gas flow systems.
Pramod Narayan, new hire
Senior CFD Engineer
CPFD Software
The fact that Barracuda uses the entire particle size distribution and not just one (or two) representative particles sizes sets it apart from other commercial CFD tools.
Dr. Ray Cocco, President
Particulate Solid Research Inc.
After years of using CFD packages and trying to force fit gas-solid flow, I have found Barracuda to be a breath of fresh air. CPFD’s approach to gas-solid systems allows you to produce results in a much shorter time period.
Dr. Sue Gelderbloom, P.E.
Dow Corning Corp.
I’ve come to value the efficiency and agility of Barracuda Virtual Reactor in simulating reactive fluidised bed reactors, particularly those with large concentration of solid particles and substantial dimensions. The software’s parallel GPU capability seamlessly integrates with our university’s High-Performance Computing (HPC) network, significantly accelerating simulation times. Furthermore, its real-time result visualisation enabled us to monitor simulations as they run and troubleshoot any issues, without impacting performance.
Chinonyelum Udemu
PhD Student
University of Hull
It’s been a delightful collaboration working with the CPFD software team over the years. Their Virtual Reactor technology and expertise in fluidized beds are essential tools that enable us to meet Encina’s technology objectives.
Carlo Badiola
Encina
In my experience, there isn’t another company in the CFD business with the same level of support and involvement in their clients’ problems.
Dr. Nicolas Torres Brauer
Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
Western University
Veronica Zimmerman PEng from NOVA Chemicals provides details regarding her experience during the November 2019 CPFD Introduction to Barracuda Virtual Reactor Training class and applicability to polyethylene and other petrochemicals reactor simulations.
Veronica Zimmerman PEng
Research Mechanical Engineer
NOVA Chemicals
CPFD Software Introduction to Barracuda Virtual Reactor Training Class
We are continually seeking to enhance our technology and resulting value to our clients. Our expanded use of Barracuda Virtual Reactor will directly benefit our customers for years to come.
Firat Aslan, Head of Technology Department
Dal Teknik Makina
Rafael Arturo Rubio Ruiz shares his team’s training experience during the CPFD Software web-based training, and initial experience applying Barracuda Virtual Reactor for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Rafael Arturo Rubio Ruiz
Project Engineer
A3V Consulting S.L.
CPFD Software Web-based Training
Sam Zakrzewski describes how his team uses Barracuda Virtual Reactor to optimize performance and efficiency in an effort to “produce products that are the next generation”, and how CPFD Software’s support structure helps.
Sam Zakrzewski, PhD
Fluid Dynamics Specialist
Users’ Conference 2015
Barracuda Virtual Reactor users appear to be a [close-knit] community. As such, it’s very useful to get together annually.
Daniel Griffith
Walsh Engineering Services
The primary requirements in applying these models is rapid time-to-solution without sacrificing fidelity I have been using CPFD Barracuda for over three years for circulating fluidized bed applications, coal gasification and hydrogasification for reactor design and optimization to scale-up.
Dr. Chris Guenther
Director, Multiphase Flow Sciences US Dept. of Energy / National Energy Technology Laboratory
MP-PIC, which is the foundation for the numerics in Barracuda Virtual Reactor, is the best numerical methodology currently available for computer simulation of the dense particulate flows in practical systems.
Dr. Peter O’Rourke,
CFD d’OR Software and Consulting, LLC
Dr. Kuochen Tsai from Shell International Exploration and Production, outlines a liquid-solid application he simulated using Barracuda and contrasts the results he obtained with his experience attempting to use an Eulerian-based approach for the same system.
Dr. Kuochen Tsai
Engineer at Shell
Shell International Exploration and Production
Bruce Adkins tells us why Virtual Reactor was the clear choice when he was asked what KiOR needed to enable simulation of the whole range of particle loadings from dilute to dense.
Bruce Adkins, PhD
R&D Manager, Catalyst & Process Development
KiOR
Users’ Conference 2015
The training was so excellent that we were able to, within a week, basically be up and running on our gasification problem.
Dr. Reinhard Seiser
Research Scientist
With Barracuda I don’t have to quit my day job… and that is one thing I really like about Barracuda – it’s a true tool.
Dr. Ray Cocco, President
Particulate Solid Research Inc.
Wian JS van der Merwe provides his testimonial on his training experience during the CPFD Software Introduction to Barracuda Virtual Reactor training class.
Wian JS van der Merwe
Senior CFD Engineer
Aerotherm Computational Dynamics
CPFD Software Introduction to Barracuda Virtual Reactor Training Class
[The Barracuda Virtual Reactor has] such a nice interface… Everything is intuitive and it can do more than I even expected before I knew it.
Dr. Reinhard Seiser,
Research Scientist
We get much more out of our experiments when we compliment them with the CFD modeling, specifically CPFD Software, Barracuda. We have a better understanding of what’s going on. It allows us to see what we can’t see experimentally. And we get more value for our data because of it.
Dr. Ray Cocco, President
Particulate Solid Research Inc.
I was surprised… how easy [Barracuda Virtual Reactor Software] was to learn to use.
Damien Grévain,
Fluid Dyanamics Specialist
CPFD Software is a lot better at coping with the high load particle gas situations that we see in our products.
Dr. Sam Zakrzewski
Fluid Dynamics Specialist
We were very happy with the CPFD team… They showed the right amount of interest in helping us develop a new technology.
Dr. Avinash Sirdeshpande,
Director, Gasification and Syngas Processing
Barracuda is a robust solution for modeling multiphase particle/gas flows, allowing densities up to the particle packing limit, and greater flexibility to include multiple particle materials, size distributions, and chemical reactions. The software is practical for large industrial applications with complex geometry and boundary conditions.
Dr. Rick Wessel, Team Leader/Computational Analysis, Power Generation Group
Babcock & Wilcox
What I like most about the [CPFD] study is that it’s not only a study. It was built and realized by the 3rd party. We saw all process issues eliminated. This plant has been running with the redesigned calciner for about 2 years. We could increase the capacity with 100% secondary fuel rates and meet CO emissions requirements. All the engineering was done upfront with no trial and error, and no extended downtime. It’s quite obvious that CFD avoided the trial and error in the field due to virtual testing.
Adlan Omer, Bereichsleiter Partikelsysteme, Senior Manager Particulate Systems
aixprocess GmbH
A video presentation of the full case study is available here.
read moreAdlan Omer describes the quick and deep insights his team has obtained using Barracuda Virtual Reactor for the past decade.
Adlan Omer
Product Owner aixProM MILL-i
aixprocess GmbH
read moreThis project delivered an excellent outcome… Our team’s collaborative approach brought together CPFD’s expertise and our refinery knowledge.
Thys Heyns, General Manager of Refining,
Viva Energy Australia
I’m an applications engineer and I like to solve problems… this gives me a tool to do that. For me, it’s a troubleshooting tool. It is a reliability aspect as well as a design tool.
Ray Fletcher
FCC Senior Technologist
The CPFD Software staff has been amazing and Barracuda itself has been a very useful tool for us to use.
Matthew Hamilton,
University of Utah
[About the 2022 Users’ Conference Livestream] I loved seeing the CPFD staff warmly welcome the attendees like family.
Uendo Lee, Principal Researcher
KITech
[The CPFD team is] very approachable… The software support has been excellent… They take a great amount of interest in what we do… the interaction that GreatPoint Energy has had with CPFD Software has been nothing short of excellent.
Dr. Avinash Sirdeshpande
Director, Gasification and Syngas Processing
[Barracuda Virtual Reactor results communicate] in such a manner that everybody can actually see [inside fluidization units] with their own eyes… They can see it for themselves and it’s not a biased view. There’s no bias in numbers. It’s there, it’s black and white, right and wrong, and it’s there for everybody to see. I love the stuff.
Ken Peccatiello
40+ years FCCU experience, Peccatiello Engineering Catalytic Cracking Solutions
I regard the use of CPFD as a key step in the digitisation of our refinery activities.
Thys Heyns, General Manager of Refining
Viva Energy Australia
Barracuda looks at the whole particle size distribution…and can even compute the transition from non-gas-bypassing to bypassing… that gave us the confidence to really explore what was actually going on.
Dr. Ray Cocco, President
Particulate Solid Research Inc.
The software support has been excellent… We have taken full advantage of the QuickStart programs… and the experience has been very positive.
Dr. Avinash Sirdeshpande
Director, Gasification and Syngas Processing
While presenting at the Barracuda Virtual Reactor Users’ Conference in 2015, Bruce Adkins shared how KiOR began working with CPFD Software, and how pleased he was with the partnership.
Bruce Adkins, PhD
R&D Manager, Catalyst & Process Development
KiOR
Users’ Conference 2015