Fluid dynamics in bubble column bioreactors: Experiments and numerical simulations

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 248-258

  Lubbert A ^a   Paaschen, T ^a   Lapin, A ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

bubble columns; dynamic three dimensional numerical simulation; two phase gas liquid flow

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; BUBBLE COLUMNS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

BUBBLE CLUSTERS; BUBBLE COLUMN BIOREACTORS; BUBBLE SWARM; DYNAMIC THREE DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATION; TWO PHASE GAS LIQUID FLOW;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

BEER; BIOREACTOR; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FERMENTATION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 10144258652     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19961020)52:2<248::AID-BIT6>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Conference Paper

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