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  • Title: Hydrodynamics and mixing in a multiple air-lift loop reactor.
    Author: Bakker WA, van Can HJ, Tramper J, de Gooijer CD.
    Journal: Biotechnol Bioeng; 1993 Oct; 42(8):994-1001. PubMed ID: 18613148.
    Abstract:
    A new bioreactor, in which a series of air-lift reactors with an internal loop is incorporated into one vessel, is introduced. With this multiple air-lift loop reactor (MAL) and approximation of an aerated plug-flow fermentor is strived for. Mixing, liquid velocity, and gas hold-up were measured as a function of the gas flow rate in this new internal-loop reactor geometry. As a reference, hydrodynamics were also investigated in a conventional internal-loop reactor. A model description of the hydrodynamics in the second compartment of the MAL is given. This model is based on a two-phase, drift-flux model and a friction coefficient. Frictional losses were independent of the reactor bottom geometry, and were observed to increase with the gas flow rate as a result of the presence of stationary gas bubbles in the downcomer. The hydrodynamics and mixing of the second MAL compartment were comparable with those of conventional internal-loop reactors.
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