Table 1 The CFD simulation of VerMES two-impeller model

From: Defective flow space limits the scaling up of turbulence bioreactors for platelet generation

Scale

Speed

Turbulent energy

Shear stress

Kolmogorov scale

Shear rate

Vorticity

Dissipation of energy

(L)

(mm s-1)

(m2 s-2)

(Pa)

(μm)

(s-1)

(s-1)

(m2 s-3)

3

150

0.0129

3.93

150

17.29

13.4

0.099

10

150

0.0113

3.29

201

10.53

7.79

0.062

50

200

0.0082

2.38

286

5.60

4.46

0.023

50

300

0.0109

3.18

264

6.67

5.27

0.038

50

400

0.0220

6.41

194

8.64

6.80

0.097

  1. The CFD analysis results show the optimal values of motion speed, turbulent energy, shear stress, Kolmogorov scale (vortex size), shear rate, vorticity, and dissipation of energy for VerMES3, VerMES10, and VerMES50.