A CFD model for predicting the flow patterns of viscous fluids in a bioreactor under various operating conditions

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1094-1102

  Um, Byung Hwan ^a   Hanley, Thomas R ^b  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); High solid fermentation; K Turbulence model; Multiple Reference Frame (MRF) Model; Non Newtonian fluid; Rushton turbine; Saccharification Followed by Fermentation (SFF)

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149503229     PISSN: 02561115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11814-008-0179-y     Document Type: Article

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