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Simulation of a high recirculation airlift reactor for steady-state operation

1996; Pergamon Press; Volume: 34; Issue: 5-6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0273-1223(96)00629-4

1996-9732

Adam Hudson, David Sanders, Giles Tewkesbury, Howard Cawte, John Hinks,

Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods

Research Article| September 01 1996 Simulation of a high recirculation airlift reactor for steady-state operation Adam D. Hudson; Adam D. Hudson Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar David A. Sanders; David A. Sanders Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Giles E. Tewkesbury; Giles E. Tewkesbury Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Howard Cawte; Howard Cawte Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar John W. Hinks John W. Hinks Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Water Sci Technol (1996) 34 (5-6): 59–66. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.1996.0535 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Cite Icon Cite Permissions Search Site Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsThis Journal Search Advanced Search Citation Adam D. Hudson, David A. Sanders, Giles E. Tewkesbury, Howard Cawte, John W. Hinks; Simulation of a high recirculation airlift reactor for steady-state operation. Water Sci Technol 1 September 1996; 34 (5-6): 59–66. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.1996.0535 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex This paper describes a new mathematical model of the fluid dynamic processes in a high recirculation airlift reactor. The model was created to provide information to assist in the design of a reactor, in particular considering the selection of parameters to adjust in order to achieve a steady state solution. The modelling of two phase-flow of air and water in small scale airlift bio-reactors is considered. This modelling was applied to the high recirculation airlift reactor process. A new computer simulation was created and a test program performed to evaluate the models used. The results of this evaluation are presented. The evaluation showed that variation of the superficial gas velocity or the simultaneous variation of the downcomer and riser diameters could be used to produce a steady-state design solution. Airlift, biological reactor, computer simulation, fluid dynamics, two-phase flow, wastewater This content is only available as a PDF. © IWA Publishing 1996 You do not currently have access to this content.