Mixing phenomena in a large-scale fermenter of starch to bio-ethanol

Energy

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 380-391

  Zhang, H L ^a   Baeyens, J ^a   Tan, T W ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bio ethanol; Bubbles; Fermentation; Mixing; Model; Starch

Indexed keywords

BIOETHANOL; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FERMENTERS; IMPELLERS; LIQUIDS; MODELS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; RECYCLING; STARCH; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

BIO-ETHANOLS; COMBINED ACTIONS; EXTERNAL RECYCLE; FERMENTATION BROTHS; GAS BUBBLE; LIQUID LEVEL; LIQUID MIXING; MODEL APPROACH; NON-NEWTONIAN SUSPENSIONS; SOLIDS CONCENTRATIONS;

MIXING;

BUBBLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECYCLING; STARCH; VISCOSITY;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 84869878924     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.05.015     Document Type: Article

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