Cox R, Salonitis K, Rebrov E, Impey SA. Revisiting the Effect of U-Bends, Flow Parameters, and Feasibility for Scale-Up on Residence Time Distribution Curves for a Continuous Bioprocessing Oscillatory Baffled Flow Reactor.
Ind Eng Chem Res 2022;
61:11181-11196. [PMID:
35941849 PMCID:
PMC9354093 DOI:
10.1021/acs.iecr.2c00822]
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Abstract
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An oscillatory baffled flow reactor (OBR) has been designed
with
60 interbaffled cells. The baffled columns of 40 mm internal diameter
together result in a reactor length of 5740 mm. The oscillatory amplitude
and frequency were in the range of 2–12 mm and 0.3–2
Hz, respectively. The report investigates the impact of U-bends and
the number of reactor sections on axial dispersion for scale-up feasibility.
A prediction model using operating parameters has been developed to
maximize plug flow conditions using the tanks-in-series (TiS) model.
The maximum TiS value was 13.38 in a single column compared to 43.68
in the full reactor at a velocity ratio of 2.27 using oscillatory
parameters 8 mm and 0.3 Hz. The mixing efficiency along the reactor
was found to decrease after each column at amplitudes <6 mm compared
to amplitudes up to 12 mm, where a negligible impact was observed.
U-bend geometry had a significant role in the decrease of TiS values.
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