Optimization of the mixing in stirred bioreactors: 1. Comparative analysis of the mixing efficiency with different radial impellers for simulated broths

Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-19

  Cascaval, Dan ^a   Galaction, Anca Irina ^b   Folescu, Elena ^a  

^a GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^b GRIGORE T POPA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Curved bladed turbine; Disperser sawtooth; Paddle with six blades; Pumper mixer; Radial impeller; Rushton turbine; Smith turbine

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449387892     PISSN: 14519372     EISSN: 22177434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ciceq0701001c     Document Type: Article

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