Studies of an independently-driven, dual impeller protofermenter with and without a draft tube: Power and hold-up


Por: John A.H., Bujalski W., Nienow A.W., Sanchez A., Torres L., Galindo E.

Publicada: 1 ene 1995
Resumen:
An independently-driven, dual impeller system in a transparent vessel of diameter 0.75 m and a liquid height with an aspect ratio of 2 has been studied, with and without a draft tube installed. A Rushton turbine and a Scaba 3SHP1 axial flow impeller were employed with water as the fluid. The power drawn by each impeller was measured independently, both under unaerated and aerated conditions. The hold-up was also measured and both parameters are related to the observed hydrodynamics of the two-phase flow associated with each combination of impellers. Overall, the dual impeller combination with the two being driven at different speeds in the presence of the draft tube, gave the most stable operating conditions and the highest hold-up when compared at equivalent aeration and energy dissipation rates.

Filiaciones:
John A.H.:
 Univ of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Bujalski W.:
 Univ of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Nienow A.W.:
 Univ of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Sanchez A.:
 Univ of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Torres L.:
 Univ of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Galindo E.:
 Univ of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
ISSN: 02638762
Editorial
INST CHEMICAL ENGINEERS, 165-189 RAILWAY TERRACE, DAVIS BLDG, RUGBY CV21 3HQ, ENGLAND, Reino Unido
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 73 Número: A5
Páginas: 535-541

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