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A fully predictive model of single phase flow in a stirred bioreactor configuration is presented. To do so, a sliding mesh numerical technique has been applied to simulate the interaction between the rotating impeller and the stationary tank on shear-thinning fluid mimicking the Theological properties of a fermentation broth. The basic physical models and their implementation are presented here together with details of the numerical solution procedure. In addition, the results of the modelling are compared with LDA experimental data obtained in equipment of the same geometry using a transparent carboxymethylcellulose solution of the same rheological properties as the working fluid used in the numerical simulation. In general, the model and the experimental data are in good agreement.
on leave from the Technical University of Szczecin, PL
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Jaworski, Z. et al. (1996). Sliding Mesh Simulation of Transitional, Non-Newtonian Flow in a Baffled, Stirred Tank. In: Deville, M., Gavrilakis, S., Ryhming, I.L. (eds) Computation of Three-Dimensional Complex Flows. Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics (NNFM), vol 49. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-89838-8_15
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