Gas dispersion in non-Newtonian fluids with mechanically agitated systems: A review

P Lins Barros, F Ein-Mozaffari, A Lohi - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Gas dispersion in non-Newtonian fluids is encountered in a broad range of chemical,
biochemical, and food industries. Mechanically agitated vessels are commonly employed in …

Numerical investigation of pH control on dark fermentation and hydrogen production in a microbioreactor

MA Delavar, J Wang - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The efficiency of dark fermentation, as one of the most promising bioconversion
technologies to produce biohydrogen, largely depends on some important parameters, such …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrodynamics, power consumption and bubble size distribution in gas-liquid stirred tanks

F Maluta, F Alberini, A Paglianti, G Montante - … Engineering Research and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, we present the results collected in a gas-liquid stirred tank by a combination of
experimental and computational methods, with the aim of presenting original data on the …

Analysis of scale-up and characterization of the volumetric mass transfer coefficient for gas dispersion in yield-pseudoplastic fluids using a coaxial mixer

PL Barros, F Ein-Mozaffari, A Lohi - Industrial & Engineering …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Aerated mixing operations rely on the efficient distribution of the gas phase throughout the
liquid, which is particularly important for many industrial processes. In this regard, coaxial …

Influence of rheological parameters on the performance of the aerated coaxial mixer containing a pseudoplastic fluid

A Rahimzadeh, F Ein-Mozaffari, A Lohi - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Gas dispersion in non-Newtonian fluids has numerous applications in many chemical and
biochemical applications. However, the effect of the power-law model constants describing …

Computational fluid dynamics based modeling of gas absorption process: a state-of-the-art review

D Liu, Z Wang, Y Cai, J Chen, J **… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The effective removal of gas phase species relies on effective gas liquid hydrodynamic
contact coupling with fast chemical reaction rates. To promote mass transfer rate and the …

[PDF][PDF] Computational fluid dynamics for advanced characterisation of bioreactors used in the biopharmaceutical industry: part I: literature review

S Seidel, C Schirmer, R Maschke… - Computational …, 2023 - digitalcollection.zhaw.ch
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a widely used tool for investigating fluid flows in
bioreactors. It has been used in the biopharmaceutical industry for years and has …

Intensified gas-liquid mixing in bioreactors equipped with a dual coaxial mixer containing biopolymer solutions

F Sharifi, E Behzadfar, F Ein-Mozaffari - Chemical Engineering Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the significant challenges in the efficient operation of bioreactors is uniform gas
dispersion in very viscous non-Newtonian fluids because of the complex rheology exhibited …

CFD simulation of flow and mixing characteristics in a stirred tank agitated by improved disc turbines

Z Jia, L Xu, X Duan, ZS Mao, Q Zhang… - Chinese Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
To reduce the power consumption and improve the mixing performance in stirred tanks, two
improved disc turbines namely swept-back parabolic disc turbine (SPDT) and staggered fan …

A numerical investigation of the hydrodynamic and mass transfer behavior of a liquid-liquid semi-partition bioreactor (SPB) designed for in-situ extractive fermentation

GM Teke, GK Gakingo, RWM Pott - Chemical Engineering Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Organisms used in fermentation processes are sometimes inhibited by accumulation of
products or by-products. One route to circumvent this is via extractive fermentation. To …