Apparent viscosity for non-Newtonian fermentation media in bioreactors

✍ Scribed by Y. Kawase; T. Kumagai

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1991
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 381 KB
• Volume: 7
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1615-7605
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00383574

✦ Synopsis

The apparent viscosity of non-Newtonian fermentation media is examined. The present state of this subject is discussed. The energy dissipation rate concept is used for a new evaluation of the apparent viscosity in bioreactors, i.e. stirred tank and bubble column bioreactors. The proposed definition of the apparent viscosity is compared with the definitions available in the literature.

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