A general review of the current development of mechanically agitated vessels

M Jaszczur, A Młynarczykowska - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
The mixing process in a mechanically agitated vessel is a widespread phenomenon which
plays an important role among industrial processes. In that process, one of the crucial …

Validation of novel lattice Boltzmann Large Eddy Simulations (LB LES) for equipment characterization in biopharma

M Kuschel, J Fitschen, M Hoffmann, A von Kameke… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Detailed process and equipment knowledge is crucial for the successful production of
biopharmaceuticals. An essential part is the characterization of equipment for which …

CFD simulations of early-to fully-turbulent conditions in unbaffled and baffled vessels stirred by a Rushton turbine

A Tamburini, A Brucato, M Ciofalo, G Gagliano… - … Research and Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Laboratory scale unbaffled tanks provided with a top cover and a baffled tank both stirred by
a Rushton turbine were simulated by carrying out RANS simulations. Three different …

Experimental and numerical evaluation of the performance of the electrochemical reactor operated with static and dynamic electrodes in the reduction of hexavalent …

JA Yáñez-Varela, A Alonzo-Garcia… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, we assess two electrochemical reactor designs to reduce hexavalent chromium
diluted in rinsing waters from the electroplating industry. One reactor has a dynamic …

CFD simulation of a Rushton turbine stirred-tank using open-source software with critical evaluation of MRF-based rotation modeling

A Reid, R Rossi, C Cottini, A Benassi - Meccanica, 2024 - Springer
A critical evaluation of the impact of the Multiple Reference Frame (MRF) technique on
steady RANS simulations of a Rushton turbine stirred-tank is presented. The analysis, based …

Hydrodynamics performance of Newtonian and shear-thinning fluids in a tank stirred with a high shear impeller: Effect of liquid height and off-bottom clearance

J Ramírez-Muñoz, VE Márquez-Baños… - … Research and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
The hydrodynamics performance of a ring-style Hockmeyer© high-shear impeller (HSI) in an
unbaffled tank with Newtonian and shear-thinning fluids at Reynolds numbers (Re) between …

Advances in Characterization of Industrial Bioreactors for Cell Culture Process

J Fitschen, S Hofmann, L Kursula, I Haase… - … : Progress, Trends and …, 2024 - Springer
Aerated stirred tank reactors are widely used in the biopharmaceutical industry for cell
culture applications due to their flexibility and broad range of uses. This book chapter …

A Novel Experimental Apparatus for Characterizing Flow Regime in Mechanically Stirred Tanks through Force Sensors

M Magos-Rivera, C Avilés-Cruz, J Ramírez-Muñoz - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Pressure fluctuations in a mixing tank can provide valuable information about the existing
flow regime within the tank, which in turn influences the degree of mixing that can be …

Investigation of the flow patterns and power requirements in agitated systems: effects of the design of baffles and vessel base

M Foukrach, H Ameur - International Journal of Chemical Reactor …, 2020 - degruyter.com
The flow patterns and power consumption of a six-blade Rushton turbine (RT) in a
cylindrical vessel are characterized in this paper. We focus on the effects of the shape of the …

[PDF][PDF] Comparative study: Experimental and simulation data carried out through CFD for the hydrodynamic and mass transfer parameters for pirate acid leaching …

C Rodrígurez, P Vizguerra, M Corona… - Revista Mexicana de …, 2021 - rmiq.org
En este trabajo se presenta un estudio hidrodinámico y de transferencia de masa utilizando
la dinámica de fluidos computacional (CFD) para cálculos teóricos y mediciones datos …