Author(s): Monica Ortega; Antonio Lastra De La Rubia; Celia Ortega

Linked Author(s): Antonio Lastra de la Rubia

Keywords: Biological reactor; Stirrers; 3D CFD models; New standard designs; Flow patterns

Abstract: This study analyzes the behavior of biological reactors, storage tanks, and other infrastructures included in the integral water cycle. The study analyzes hydrodynamic behavior with the aim of contributing to the definition and development of more realistic and up-to-date design and construction criteria. This study is focused on the plug flow biological reactors. This study, conducted by Canal de Isabel II, analyzes the hydrodynamical behavior of three infrastructures with the aim of choosing the geometrical configuration that best perform in terms of velocity with the aim of consolidating the guidelines that the operation department is developing for new designs and constructions. A cheap methodology based on the study of Newtonian fluids was proved to be good enough to evaluate the fluid behavior on a bioreactor.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3850/IAHR-39WC252171192022873

Year: 2022