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Table 1 The values of hydrodynamic parameters at two different rates

From: Influence of shear force on ex vivo expansion of hematopoietic model cells in a stirred tank bioreactor

Impeller speed, N (rpm)

50

100

Reynolds number, Re

867.69

1763.93

Power number, Np

0.78

0.69

Energy dissipated per unit mass, ε (m2s-3)

1.62×10-4

1.32×10-3

Maximum shear stress, Ï„max (pa)

0.068

0.193

Integrated shear factor, ISF (s-1)

5.46

10.49

Size of smallest eddy, L (µm)

280

166

Volumetric oxygen mass transfer coefficient, Kla (h-1)

0.89

3.63