Instabilities when using a standard (T/3) rushton turbine for stirring as foam disruption (SAFD)

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 884-891

  Boon, Lotte A ^a   Bujalski, Waldemar ^a   Nienow, Alvin W ^a   Hoeks, Frans W J M M ^b   Van Der Lans, Rob G J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LONZA AG   (Switzerland)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agitation; Foam disruption; Instabilities; Standard Rushton turbine

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; FERMENTERS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MIXING; ROTORS; STABILITY; TORQUE; TURBINES; VELOCITY;

FLOW INSTABILITIES; STANDARD RUSHTON TURBINE; STIRRING AS FOAM DISRUPTION;

FOAMS;

BIOREACTOR; FOAM; INSTABILITY; STIRRING; TURBINE;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; FERMENTATION; FLOW RATE; FOAM; HEIGHT; PERFORMANCE; REDUCTION; STANDARD; SURFACE PROPERTY; TORQUE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0034290592     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450780505     Document Type: Article

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