Figure 5
Product of k L a number, Volume number and Geometric number as a function of the Galilei number measured at 25°C, reactor diameter varied between 0.25 cm and 0.75 cm using 10 L, 20 L, 50 L and 200 L bioreactors, k L a values determined with RAMOS using 1 M Na 2 SO 3 solution with 10 -7 M CoSO 4 , 0.012 M phosphate buffer, initial pH = 8, power functions fitted to data points for different shaking frequencies and relative filling volumes, average exponent δ = -0.12.