ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Investigation of Flow Characteristics in a Stirred-Tank Bioreactor with Flexible Blades via Integrated PIV and Image Recognition.
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Biological reactions are widely applied in processes such as bioenergy production, raw material manufacturing, and resource recovery from waste. As a main reactor type, the stirred-tank bioreactor exhibits prominent advantages of high mixing efficiency and strong adaptability. At present, the optimization of bioreactors mainly focuses on rigid impellers, and the research on flexible impellers is insufficient. Identifying the influence of flexible materials on bioreactor performance is of great significance. In this work, a stirred-tank bioreactor equipped with flexible blades was designed. In addition, a performance detection method coupling Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and image recognition was proposed to systematically study the effects of stirring speed, liquid environment, and impeller type. The results indicated that compared with rigid impellers, flexible impellers could reduce 7.7% low-velocity zones and save 15% mixing time. Velocity could be distributed more uniformly, and the suitable velocity ratio was increased by 7.88%. Moreover, the power consumption had been reduced by 7.49%. Taking into account the mixing efficiency and the impact of shear stress, the optimized structural combination and operating parameters were a pitched blade turbine (PBT)-propeller impeller type and a stirring speed of 300 rpm. This work provides important references for the design and optimization of stirred-tank bioreactors.
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