A 100-litre fed-batch fermenter was successfully operated for 200 h using an aeration rate of 14 l/s
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A 100-litre fed-batch fermenter was successfully operated for 200 h using an aeration rate of 14 l/s and a 5 W agitator. It is proposed to scale the fermentation up to 10,000 litres. What agitator power consumption is required?
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