Question: Please help with both of these Problem 2 The mean mixing time in bioreactor has been estimated to be inversely proportional to the agitation rate

Please help with both of these
Problem 2
The mean mixing time in bioreactor has been estimated to be inversely proportional to the
agitation rate when the bioreactor is scaled geometrically. If the power input per unit volume is to
be kept constant, what will happen to the mean mixing time when scaling up? If the mean
mixing time is to be kept constant in scaling up, what will happen to the power input per unit
volume and maximal velocity (or tip speed)
Problem 3
A stirred-tank bioreactor is 12m in height and 3m in diameter. Two Rushton turbines, with a
diameter of 0.45 of the tank diameter, are installed. The agitation rate is 100rpm. The working
volume reaches 70% of the tank height. You are designing a scaled-down version using a 200-L
reactor that is geometrically similar. What should be the operating conditions if you are to keep
the power-per-unit volume constant or to keep the tip speed constant?
 Please help with both of these Problem 2 The mean mixing

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