| Impeller type |
Rheological Model of fluid |
Flow regime- Medium | Velocity around the blade (ms-1) |
Velocity Near the tank wall (ms-1) |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB | Shear-thinning (n = 0.18, K = 33.1) | Laminar (Re = 30, 65, 120); Xanthan gum solution 3.5% |
(0.33,0.38, 0.66) | (0.27, 0.41, 0.58) | [30] |
| DPP* 3-6ABDT** 3-6ABDT*** |
Shear-thinning (n = 0.71, K = 0.032) | Turbulent,(Re = 1156); fermentation culture of S.avermitilis | 1.50 1.20 1.13 |
0.60 0.50 0.41 |
[29] |
| DRT | Newtonian | Turbulent | 2.0 | 0.48 | [31] |
| MB | Newtonian | Laminar - (Re = 32.4) | 0.6 - 0.8 | 0.45 | [19] |
| MB | Newtonian | Turbulent- (Re = 18000) (Solution of polyethylene glycol 25 wt%) |
0.6 | 0.2 | [14] |
| MB | Shear-thinning (n = 0.3, K = 1.8) | Laminar- fermentation culture of A.oryzae (Reave,lam = 162 ) | 0.85 | 0.36 | This study |
| DRT | Shear-thinning (n = 0.3, K= 2.5) | Laminar- fermentation culture of A.oryzae (Reave,lam = 31 ) | 0.70 | 0.30 | This study |