Studies of high solidity ratio hydrofoil impellers for aerated bioreactors. 3. Fluids of enhanced viscosity and exhibiting coalescence repression

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-8

  McFarlane, Caroline M ^a   Nienow, Alvin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROFOILS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TORQUE; VISCOSITY;

AERATED BIOREACTORS; COALESCENCE INHIBITION; HIGH SOLIDITY RATIO HYDROFOIL IMPELLERS; POWER CHARACTERISTICS; SHEAR THINNING BEHAVIOR; SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; SODIUM SULPHATE; SPARGER;

BIOREACTORS;

EID: 0030019077     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp950033w     Document Type: Article

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