How Fluid Pseudoplasticity and Elasticity Affect Propeller Flows in Biogas Fermenters

Abstract: Mixing in biogas fermenters is complex due to the non‐Newtonian rheology of biogenic substrates, which exhibit both pseudoplasticity and elasticity. It is yet unclear how these non‐Newtonian properties affect propeller flows and the mixing behavior in fermenters. Therefore, propeller flows in Newtonian as well as shear‐thinning inelastic and elastic fluids are compared numerically and validated against particle image velocity (PIV) data. Elastic normal stresses lead to an increase of pumping rates in the laminar regime and a suppression of the formation of a propeller jet in the transitional regime. Thus, flow rates are severely overestimated by the inelastic, shear‐thinning model in this regime. The results indicate that elasticity is critical for an accurate modeling of flows of biogenic substrates.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch

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How Fluid Pseudoplasticity and Elasticity Affect Propeller Flows in Biogas Fermenters ; day:20 ; month:08 ; year:2024 ; extent:15
Chemie - Ingenieur - Technik ; (20.08.2024) (gesamt 15)

Urheber
Kolano, Markus
Ohnmacht, Benjamin
Lemmer, Andreas
Kraume, Matthias

DOI
10.1002/cite.202400071
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2408211411004.798697325091
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14.08.2025, 11:03 MESZ

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Beteiligte

  • Kolano, Markus
  • Ohnmacht, Benjamin
  • Lemmer, Andreas
  • Kraume, Matthias

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