Evaluation of maximum to specific power consumption ratio in shaking bioreactors

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 647-653

  Büchs, Jochen ^a   Zoels, Bernd ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biochemical engineering; Drop dispersion; Energy dissipation rate; Hydromechanical stress; Maximum power consumption

Indexed keywords

BIOPROCESS; BIOREACTOR; EVALUATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; POWER CONSUMPTION; SHAKING BIOREACTOR; STIRRED REACTOR;

CELL CULTURE; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; FERMENTERS; MICROORGANISMS; STRESSES;

POWER CONSUMPTION;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOREACTOR; ENERGY DISSIPATION; POWER CONSUMPTION;

EID: 0035328221     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.34.647     Document Type: Article

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