Mixing intensity studies in a pilot plant stirred bioreactor with an electromagnetic drive

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-33

  Vanags, J ^a   Viesturs, U ^a   Fort, I ^b  

^a LATVIAN STATE INSTITUTE OF WOOD CHEMISTRY   (Latvia)

^b CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic drive; Local turbulence; Mixing; SIMD

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW RATE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0033034244     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-703X(98)00042-4     Document Type: Article

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