HOUSTON, TX, USA, Nov 20, 2025 – CPFD Software is pleased to announce the release of Barracuda Virtual Reactor 25.1. This is a feature release with the addition of thermal wall specifications, particle filter by size at baffles, and usability enhancements. New features in 25.1 include:
- Specify heat transfer rate and flux at Thermal Wall BCs
- Baffle pass-through probability: filter particles by size
- Rotate output data for simulations with rotating gravity
Full descriptions of these features can be found in the Release Guide, which is included in the User Manual installed with Barracuda Virtual Reactor.
For an overview of 25.1, please view our Getting Started with Virtual Reactor 25.1 webinar playback video here.
To download this release, visit the Barracuda Virtual Reactor 25.1 Release page (CPFD Support Site account required for login).
About CPFD Software
CPFD Software is advancing multiphase simulation and technology. Our flagship product, Barracuda Virtual Reactor, is a physics-based engineering software package that simulates the 3D, transient, fluid-particle hydrodynamics, heat balance, and chemical reactions in industrial fluidized bed reactors and other fluid-particle systems.
Virtual Reactor enables researchers and engineers working with diverse sustainability, renewables, and decarbonization technologies to explore a broad range of ideas, reduce physical testing costs, and minimize development risk, all while accelerating commercialization, scale-up, and overall time to market. The simulation results provide an objective basis for effectively communicating technological merits to partners, customers, and investors, while increasing market exposure and bolstering patent applications. The Virtual Reactor technology can be accessed via software licensing, services, or custom collaborative arrangements.
For more information, visit https://cpfd-software.com.
