Improved fermentation with measured turbine power
Improved Np data (obtained January 2023) points for Power Number's (Np) on various turbines.
Turbines to be found on – www.cercell.com/support/bactovessel-details/turbines-available
Variety of turbines available from CerCell - actually more than 150 different available.
With 3 tubes and 3 baffels:
Turbine photo |
Turbine name |
50 rpm |
100 rpm |
150 rpm |
200 rpm |
250 rpm |
|
XDR OD 90 mm
13 liter vessel |
21 mW
6.15 Np |
133 mW
4.87 Np |
422 mW
4.57 Np |
983 mW
4.49 Np |
1,928 mW
4.51 Np |
Turbine photo |
Turbine name |
100 rpm |
200 rpm |
300 rpm |
400 rpm |
500 rpm |
|
Dual Rushton
3.2 liter vessel |
16 mW
6.87 Np |
106 mW
5.69 Np |
306 mW
4.86 Np |
671 mW
4.5 Np |
1,318 mW
4.53 Np |
With 3 tubes and no baffels:
Turbine photo |
Turbine name |
50 rpm |
100 rpm |
150 rpm |
200 rpm |
250 rpm |
|
XDR OD 90 mm
13 liter vessel |
13 mW
3.8 Np |
89 mW
3.26 Np |
280 mW
3.03 Np |
641 mW
2.93 Np |
1,250 mW
2.93 Np |
Turbine photo |
Turbine name |
100 rpm |
200 rpm |
300 rpm |
400 rpm |
500 rpm |
|
Dual Rushton
3.2 liter vessel |
12 mW
5.15 Np |
89 mW
4.77 Np |
295 mW
4.69 Np |
632 mW
4.24 Np |
1,214 mW
4.17 Np |
The small XDR turbine upper right corner measure OD90 x H130 mm size being a scale down from OD190 x H220 mm size impeller mounted in the 100 liter Excellerex Single-Use-Bioreactor bag. The scaled turbine mounted in a OD200 mm vessel body with 3 baffels.