A comprehensive literature review on the estimation of the dissipation rate of turbulent
kinetic energy is presented to assess the current state of knowledge available in this area …

This work is aimed at verifying the effect of numerical issues on the RANS-based predictions
of single phase stirred tanks. In particular, the effect of grid size and discretization schemes …

Up-pumping pitched blade turbines (and similar impellers) have recently been shown to be
particularly effective for achieving a variety of mixing duties. Here, their turbulent flow …

Dissipation rate of turbulent kinetic energy is a key parameter in a number of chemical and
biochemical processes. In stirred tank, its overall value is readily estimated; however its …

For non-Newtonian fluids, an accurate determination of the shear rate is essential to
optimize process parameters, which can lead to the improvement of the process efficiency …

The turbulent dissipation rate is a key parameter in stirred tanks and its local values may
have a strong influence on the performance of many processes. However, the local …

The objective of this study was to develop a Scale-Down Model of a hydrodynamic stress
present in large scale production bioreactors to investigate the performance of CHO cells …

In this work the capabilities of Two Fluid Model simulations coupled with a Population
Balance Model solved with the Quadrature Method of Moments in predicting the turbulent …

A gas–liquid vortex reactor (GLVR) is considered one of the promising Process-Intensified
Equipment for applications that require high mixing and mass transfer efficiency. To gain …

The commercial success of mammalian cell-derived recombinant proteins has fostered an
increase in demand for novel single-use bioreactor (SUB) systems that facilitate greater …