Abstract
Abstract A method is developed and demonstrated for the prediction of liquid circulation velocity in airlift bioreactors operating with pseudoplastic fluids, including mould suspensions. The method is based on a combination of a recently developed energy balance over airlift loops with analytical expressions for shear stress in turbulent or laminar flow of non‐Newtonian fluids. The procedure enables, an a priori calculation of pseudoplastic fluid circulation in airlift devices for design purposes.
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AirliftShear thinningLaminar flowMechanicsCirculation (fluid dynamics)TurbulenceNewtonian fluidNon-Newtonian fluidShear stressFlow (mathematics)RheologyMaterials scienceBioreactorChemistryPhysicsComposite material
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- 1988
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- article
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 211-219
- Citations
- 48
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Yusuf Chisti,
Murray Moo‐Young
(1988).
Prediction of liquid circulation velocity in airlift reactors with biological media.
Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology
, 42
(3)
, 211-219.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.280420305
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- 10.1002/jctb.280420305