ISSN:
0006-3592
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
A new type of bioreactor, in which two liquid phases are used, is introduced and a model description of its hydrodynamic behavior is given. The model is based on the two-phase drift-flux model of Zuber and Findlay and on a friction coefficient derived from one-phase flow theory. Drop sizes, necessary for model calculations, were estimated from literature correlations and photographically verified. The model predicts the continuous-phase circulation velocity and dispersed-phase hold-up within an accuracy of 5% for a pilot-plant reactor, and within 10% for a lab-scale reactor. Only at very low ranges, especially on lab scale, is this accuracy not attained.
Additional Material:
7 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.260360909
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