Skip to main content

Table 2 The calculated values of hydrodynamic parameters at different speeds

From: Alginate-chitosan core-shell microcapsule cultures of hepatic cells in a small scale stirred bioreactor: impact of shear forces and microcapsule core composition

Impeller speed (rpm)

Reynolds number

Specific energy dissipation rate(W kg−1) × 10−4

Maximum shear stress τmax (pa) × 10−2

Microscale of turbulence λK (μm)

Integrated shear factor

ISF(s−1)

30

670

0.544

3.72

345.23

4.71

60

1340

3.90

10.2

210.43

8.72

100

2270

16.5

20.5

146

14.7