Barracuda - CPFD Engineering Software Modules

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A. Complete CPFD Software Package
- a. Graphical User Interface (GUI), semi-automatic Grid Generator, CPFD ‘coupled’ fluid-particle ‘Solver’, Postprocessor (GMV), Restart, InterACT, Support Package
- b. Discrete Element Method for true particles possessing any size and/or density variation; millions of ‘computational particles’ simulated; dilute to close-packed
- c. Particle engineering physics models: solid phase stress tensor: static/dynamic friction coefficients; wall restitution; wall wear; attrition metric; RTD; more
- d. Gaseous Species for unlimited distinct chemical species; built-in properties
- e. Special Flow BCs including radial flows; unstructured boundary grid
- f. InterACT utility for dynamic changes (while running simulation) to your velocity BCs, timestep, graphics output, restart IC files, convergence criteria, more
- g. Restarts allowing dynamic changes to boundary conditions, e.g., velocity
- h. Training Manuals and electronic project files for cyclone, DB reactor, riser, more
- i. 3D Stereographics enabled postprocessor
- j. Barracuda is available only for Linux operating systems
B. Gas Compressibility Module
- a. Formal gas-phase compressibility (P,T) with Ideal Gas Equation of State
C. Particles and Fluid Thermal Module
- a. Particles energy equations
- b. Fluid-phase energy equation
- c. Interphase heat transfer with fully-conservative fluid-to-particle thermal coupling
- d. Walls and structures heat transfer
D. Particle Residual Gas Release or Liquid-Injection & Vaporization Module (Q4 2007)
- a. Particle outgassing from any species using various rate-law models
- b. Liquid droplet injection from any interior or boundary domain location
- c. Liquid coating onto dry particles with subsequent phase change (vaporization)
E. Chemical Reactions module (Q4 2007)
- a. Reaction chemistry, fully coupled to fluid/particle/energy, including solid catalyst
- b. Intelligent GUI for chemical reaction engineering