Development of a scale-up strategy for an aerated coaxial mixer containing a non-Newtonian fluid: A mass transfer approach

A Rahimzadeh, F Ein-Mozaffari, A Lohi - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Coaxial mixers have been shown to be effective in enhancing the hydrodynamic stress and
shear environment inside the aerated systems. However, the scale-up study of the aerated …

Intensified gas-liquid mixing in bioreactors equipped with a dual coaxial mixer containing biopolymer solutions

F Sharifi, E Behzadfar, F Ein-Mozaffari - Chemical Engineering Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the significant challenges in the efficient operation of bioreactors is uniform gas
dispersion in very viscous non-Newtonian fluids because of the complex rheology exhibited …

Investigation of power consumption, torque fluctuation, and local gas hold-up in coaxial mixers containing a shear-thinning fluid: Experimental and numerical …

A Rahimzadeh, F Ein-Mozaffari, A Lohi - Chemical Engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The performance of a coaxial bioreactor in the intensification of gas dispersion in shear-
thinning fluids in terms of the power consumption of the central and anchor impellers, torque …

Scale-up study of aerated coaxial mixing reactors containing non-newtonian power-law fluids: Analysis of gas holdup, cavity size, and power consumption

A Rahimzadeh, F Ein-Mozaffari, A Lohi - Journal of Industrial and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of coaxial mixers has significantly improved gas dispersion in non-Newtonian fluids.
However, to the best of our knowledge, no scale-up investigation of an aerated coaxial mixer …

A methodical approach to scaling up an aerated coaxial mixer containing a shear-thinning fluid: Effect of the fluid rheology

A Rahimzadeh, F Ein-Mozaffari… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The evolution of the rheological behavior of the fluid is one of the primary challenges
encountered in the scale-up of the most aerated reactors. In fact, mixing efficiency …

Exploiting the prediction of mass transfer performance in aerated coaxial mixers containing biopolymer solutions using empirical correlations and neural networks

PL Barros, F Ein‐Mozaffari, A Lohi… - The Canadian Journal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The volumetric mass transfer coefficient is commonly used to assess the mixing
effectiveness of gas–liquid bioreactor systems. Analyzing mass transfer performance in non …

Effect of agitation and aeration on gas dispersion efficiency in coaxial mixers containing yield‐pseudoplastic fluids: Experimental and numerical analysis

PL Barros, F Ein‐Mozaffari… - The Canadian Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aerated stirred vessels are commonly employed to enhance gas dispersion. However, the
associated high energy consumption is a challenging feature, particularly when dealing with …

Experimental study on gas-liquid flow regimes of coaxial mixers equipped with a Rushton/pitched blade turbine and anchor

C Yang, J Yao, X Chen, M Xie, G Zhou, Z Xu… - … Research and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
In view of the close relationship between gas-liquid mass transfer performance and flow
regime, the coaxial mixer was selected as the research object, and the effects of rotation …

Gas helicity yields new insights into gas–liquid reactor design: Enhanced oxygen transfer rate of coaxial mixers at low-speed ratio

S Jegatheeswaran, F Ein-Mozaffari - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The gas helicity isosurface plots (ie, the projection of the gas velocity onto the gas vorticity)
were used to visualize the degree of gas entrainment in the impeller vortices. We discovered …

Critical Review of Gas–Liquid Mixing Using Gas-Inducing Impellers: Modeling, CFD Simulation, and ANN Applications

E Zamani Abyaneh, F Ein-Mozaffari… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2024 - ACS Publications
This manuscript provides a comprehensive overview of gas-inducing reactors (GIRs) and
identifies areas for further investigation. It examines the gas induction systems available in …