Gas holdup in an external-loop air-lift fermentor with a contaminated gas distributor

1985 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 1092-1094 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. McManamey ◽  
D. A. J. Wase ◽  
S. Raymahasay
Keyword(s):  
Gas Holdup ◽  
External Loop ◽  
Gas Distributor ◽  
Air Lift

scholarly journals Mixing Characteristics of External Loop Airlift Bioreactor using Electrical Resistance Tomography

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mian Hamood-Ur-Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Resistance ◽  
Liquid Velocity ◽  
Mixing Time ◽  
Perforated Plate ◽  
Packed Bed ◽  
Gas Holdup ◽  
External Loop ◽  
Gas Distributor ◽  
Airlift Bioreactors ◽  
Superficial Liquid Velocity

In the present work, a novel packed bed external loop pneumatically agitated airlift bioreactor with an internal gas distributor (perforated plate) between two rolls of packing in the riser was designed and built. This novel approach combines advantages of packed bed and external loop airlift bioreactors. The main objective of this research work was to characterize the hydrodynamic performance of this novel reactor through a non-intrusive flow visualization technique called electrical resistance tomography (ERT). The tomography images, which were generated using a linear back projection algorithm, were employed to explore the effects of different design parameters and operating conditions. These include the effect of the two packing in the riser and the internal gas distributor (perforated plate) installed between the two packing. Other parameters investigated include the effect of sparger configuration, gas flow rate, and liquid height in the bioreactor on the different hydrodynamic parameters such as gas holdup, mixing time, and liquid circulation velocity. Results showed that the gas holdup and mixing time increased in the presence of the gas distributor, while the riser superficial liquid velocity was decreased. Furthermore, gas holdup and mixing time increased, superficial liquid velocity decreased when decreasing liquid height in the reactor, and when using packing or gas distributor between two packings in the riser. These results can be used to improve mixing characteristics in external loop airlift bioreactors for wider range of applications.

scholarly journals Mixing Characteristics of External Loop Airlift Bioreactor using Electrical Resistance Tomography

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mian Hamood-Ur-Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Resistance ◽  
Liquid Velocity ◽  
Mixing Time ◽  
Perforated Plate ◽  
Packed Bed ◽  
Gas Holdup ◽  
External Loop ◽  
Gas Distributor ◽  
Airlift Bioreactors ◽  
Superficial Liquid Velocity

In the present work, a novel packed bed external loop pneumatically agitated airlift bioreactor with an internal gas distributor (perforated plate) between two rolls of packing in the riser was designed and built. This novel approach combines advantages of packed bed and external loop airlift bioreactors. The main objective of this research work was to characterize the hydrodynamic performance of this novel reactor through a non-intrusive flow visualization technique called electrical resistance tomography (ERT). The tomography images, which were generated using a linear back projection algorithm, were employed to explore the effects of different design parameters and operating conditions. These include the effect of the two packing in the riser and the internal gas distributor (perforated plate) installed between the two packing. Other parameters investigated include the effect of sparger configuration, gas flow rate, and liquid height in the bioreactor on the different hydrodynamic parameters such as gas holdup, mixing time, and liquid circulation velocity. Results showed that the gas holdup and mixing time increased in the presence of the gas distributor, while the riser superficial liquid velocity was decreased. Furthermore, gas holdup and mixing time increased, superficial liquid velocity decreased when decreasing liquid height in the reactor, and when using packing or gas distributor between two packings in the riser. These results can be used to improve mixing characteristics in external loop airlift bioreactors for wider range of applications.

scholarly journals Prediction of Riser Gas Holdup in Three- Phase External Loop Air Lift Fluidized Bed Reactor

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sivakumar Venkatachalam ◽  
Kannan Kandasamy ◽  
Akilamudhan Palaniappan
Keyword(s):  
Fluidized Bed ◽  
Fluidized Bed Reactor ◽  
Gas Holdup ◽  
External Loop ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Air Lift

Design of Venturi-tube gas distributors for bubble-type reactors

1984 ◽  
Vol 49 (9) ◽  
pp. 1939-1948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milan Rylek ◽  
Jindřich Zahradník
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Gas Holdup ◽  
Venturi Tube ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Dispersion Characteristics ◽  
Liquid Circulation ◽  
Bed Porosity ◽  
Gas Distributor ◽  
Liquid Dispersion

The effect of individual parts of a Venturi-tube gas distributor on quality of the gas-liquid dispersion formed was studied in a bubble-type reactor with forced liquid circulation. Gas holdup (bubble-bed porosity) was used as the dispersion characteristics, type and geometry of nozzles, suction chamber arrangement, and dimensions of the mixing tube and diffuser were chosen as variable design parameters. Experimental data of gas holdup presented in dependence on the rate of energy dissipation in the place of dispersion formation characterized then the dispersion efficiency of the Venturi tube at given conditions. Recommendations for design of Venturi-tube gas distributors are presented based upon the results of the study.

scholarly journals Sparger type influence on the gas holdup of an external-loop airlift reactor with diluted alcohol solutions

2012 ◽  
pp. 109-109
Author(s):  
Kojic Predrag ◽  
Tokic Milenko ◽  
Sijacki Ivana ◽  
Lukic Natasa ◽  
Petrovic Dragan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Holdup ◽  
Airlift Reactor ◽  
External Loop

CFD-PBM simulation of hydrodynamics of microbubble column with shear-thinning fluid

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Zhang ◽  
Ping Zhu ◽  
Shuaichao Li ◽  
Wenyuan Fan ◽  
Jingyan Lian
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Turbulent Kinetic Energy ◽  
Radial Direction ◽  
Liquid Velocity ◽  
Bubble Column ◽  
Gas Holdup ◽  
Gas Velocity ◽  
Gas Distributor ◽  
Superficial Gas Velocity ◽  
The Right

Abstract A numerical simulation was performed to study the hydrodynamics of micro-bubble swarm in bubble column with polyacrylamide (PAM) aqueous solution by using computational fluid dynamics coupled with population balance models (CFD-PBM). By considering rheological characteristics of fluid, this approach was able to accurately predict the features of bubble swarm, and validated by comparing with the experimental results. The gas holdup, turbulent kinetic energy and liquid velocity of bubble column have been elucidated by considering the influences of superficial gas velocity and gas distributor size respectively. The results show that with the rise of the superficial gas velocity, the gas holdup and its peak width increase significantly. Especially, the curve peak corresponding to high gas velocity tends to drift obviously toward the right side. Except for the occurrence of a smooth holdup peak at the column center under the condition of the moderate distributor size, the gas holdups for the small and large distributor sizes become flat in the radial direction respectively. The distribution of turbulent kinetic energy presents an increasingly asymmetrical feature in the radial direction and also its variation amplitude enhances obviously with the rise of gas velocity. The increase in gas distributor size can enhance markedly turbulent kinetic energy as well as its overall influenced width. At the low and moderate superficial gas velocity, the curves of the liquid velocity in radial direction present the Gaussian distributions, whereas the perfect distribution always is broken in the symmetry for high gas velocity. Both liquid velocities around the bubble column center and the ones near both column walls go up consistently with the gas distributor size, especially near the walls at the large distributor size condition.

Hydrodynamic characteristics of gas-liquid beds in contactors with ejector-type gas distributors

1982 ◽  
Vol 47 (7) ◽  
pp. 1939-1949 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jindřich Zahradník ◽  
František Kaštánek ◽  
Jan Kratochvíl ◽  
Milan Rylek
Keyword(s):  
Energy Dissipation ◽  
Energy Dissipation Rate ◽  
Gas Holdup ◽  
Nozzle Geometry ◽  
Hydrodynamic Characteristics ◽  
Gas Distributor ◽  
Liquid Dispersion ◽  
Interfacial Mass Transfer ◽  
Ejector Nozzle ◽  
Nozzle Type

The effect of ejector-nozzle geometry on gas holdup and on the rate of interfacial mass transfer characterized by values of kLa was studied in a tower reactor with ejector-type gas distributor. It has been established that both gas holdup and kLa values are, in contactors of this type, unambiguously determined by the rate of energy dissipation in the place of gas-liquid dispersion formation i.e. in the ejector. No effect of nozzle type and geometry was observed on the character of dependences of gas holdup and kLa on the energy dissipation rate and consequently on the values of coefficients of empirical exponential-type relations used for experimental data correlation.

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