Photosynthetic microorganisms are important bioresources for producing desirable and
environmentally benign products, and photobioreactors (PBRs) play important roles in these …

The past decade has seen a rapid increase of numerical simulation studies on
photobioreactors (PBRs). Developments in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and the …

Airlift bioreactors can provide an attractive alternative to stirred tanks, particularly for
bioprocesses with gaseous reactants or products. Frequently, however, they are susceptible …

Abstract Effects of superficial gas velocity and top clearance on gas holdup, liquid circulation
velocity, mixing time, and mass transfer coefficient are investigated in a new airlift loop …

The concentric-tube internal loop airlift reactor is a typical reactor configuration which has
been adopted for a myriad of chemical and biological processes. The reactor …

This study presents numerical and experimental investigations on air-water flows in a
centrifugal pump. The objectives are to examine the accuracy of common numerical models …

The free-surface flows with particles are widely found in chemical engineering, and
numerical modeling is a strong computing tool for in-depth understanding of the local and …

Pneumatically agitated slurry reactors, including bubble column reactors and airlift loop
reactors (ALRs), are important gas–liquid–solid multiphase reactors. These reactors have …

Reducing the energy consumption of the regenerator has been the most intractable problem
for CO 2 capture processes. An energy-efficient phase change-based carbon dioxide …

The CFD-PBM coupled model was validated in a bubble column with organic liquids under
industrial conditions. Experimental data of the gas holdup, bubble size distribution and mass …