CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF AN IMPELLER RHEOMETER FOR ON-LINE RHEOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF NON-NEWTONIAN FERMENTATION BROTHS
The present work describes the development and operation of a continuous rotational impeller rheometer for on-line rheological measurements in fermentation broths. In an initial step three devices were calibrated, two of them utilizing helical ribbon impellers and the third a six-bladed impeller. The calibration constants obtained were within the range mentioned in the literature, showing consistency with the methodology employed. In the sequence, the system with one of the helical ribbon impellers (HR39) was selected for on-line continuous rheological measurements due to its small dimensions and its wide measurement range. Finally, the performance of the proposed device, in terms of rheological measurements in Aspergillus awamori broths, was compared to that of a commercial bench rheometer. The comparison of on-line and off-line rheological measurements showed a good agreement between both measurement techniques. Furthermore, results suggest that the proposed on-line rheometer features higher sensitivity and easier operation than the commercial rheometer
Main Authors: | BADINO JR.,A. C., FACCIOTTI,M. C. R., SCHMIDELL,W. |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering
1997
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66321997000400010 |
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