Development of a CELSS bioreactor: oxygen transfer and micromixing in parabolic flight. |
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| Authors: | P E Villeneuve K S Wenger B G Thompson T Kedar E H Dunlop |
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| Institution: | Colorado State University, Department of Ag. and Chem. Engineering, Fort Collins 80523, USA. |
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| Abstract: | The gas exchange portion of a phase-separated loop bioreactor was tested with respect to oxygen mass transfer and micromixing in accelerations of 0.01g, 1g, and 2g. A plot of the overall mass transfer coefficient versus gravity indicates the rate of oxygen transfer does not change as a function of acceleration. Also, it was determined that the micromixing did not exhibit significant changes in the various gravitational fields. These observations indicate the loop bioreactor should function independent of acceleration. |
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