Analysis of Local Shear Rate Distribution in a Double Coaxial Bioreactor Containing Biopolymer Solutions Using Computational Fluid Dynamics †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Numerical Approach
Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Density, ρ (kg/m3) | 978 |
Yield stress, τy (Pa) | 2.047 |
Consistency index, k (Pa sn) | 10.113 |
Power law index (n) | 0.184 |
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Sharifi, F.; Behzadfar, E.; Ein-Mozaffari, F. Analysis of Local Shear Rate Distribution in a Double Coaxial Bioreactor Containing Biopolymer Solutions Using Computational Fluid Dynamics. Eng. Proc. 2023, 37, 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/ECP2023-14646
Sharifi F, Behzadfar E, Ein-Mozaffari F. Analysis of Local Shear Rate Distribution in a Double Coaxial Bioreactor Containing Biopolymer Solutions Using Computational Fluid Dynamics. Engineering Proceedings. 2023; 37(1):6. https://doi.org/10.3390/ECP2023-14646
Chicago/Turabian StyleSharifi, Forough, Ehsan Behzadfar, and Farhad Ein-Mozaffari. 2023. "Analysis of Local Shear Rate Distribution in a Double Coaxial Bioreactor Containing Biopolymer Solutions Using Computational Fluid Dynamics" Engineering Proceedings 37, no. 1: 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/ECP2023-14646
APA StyleSharifi, F., Behzadfar, E., & Ein-Mozaffari, F. (2023). Analysis of Local Shear Rate Distribution in a Double Coaxial Bioreactor Containing Biopolymer Solutions Using Computational Fluid Dynamics. Engineering Proceedings, 37(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/ECP2023-14646