Sparger design in fermenter
Sparger design in fermenter
(OP)
Hi, everybody. Recently i was assigned to do a plant design of monosodium glutamate plant. I need to know the mechanical design of a sparger, eg the diameter, the number of holes and the diameter of the hole. thanks for ur help.





RE: Sparger design in fermenter
jproj
RE: Sparger design in fermenter
RE: Sparger design in fermenter
RE: Sparger design in fermenter
I have found a good supplier in Komax. They make inexpensive spargers that agitate if that is what you want. I have used them to sparge steam into water to heat up the water.
They have a very good web site, as well.
Let me know if I can be of further help.
Bob Sander
Bob Sander
robert.sander@bpsolvaype.com
RE: Sparger design in fermenter
any deeper info pls let me know. From literature, the diameter of the orifice is around 6mm. It also stated that the total area of the holes is equal or less than the cross-sectional area of the tube. But i do not know the interval between the holes.Do u think of any reference can help me?
For ur knowledge, my recent design is:
diameter of the ring sparger: 0.76 m and
number of holes = 27
RE: Sparger design in fermenter
If I have understood you well, you want to do the same thing that a distribution plate in a fluidized bed is trying to do.
I would suggest that you make the total area of your orifices much less than the area of the tube to be sure you get bubbles out of all the orifices. The best would be to make your ring open to the supply of air at both ends rather than only one. That way you can best assure that the pressure on the inside of the tube is nearly the same at all orifices. Since your ring is rather small, that might be less of a problem.
Good luck.
Bob Sander
robert.sander@bpsolvaype.com
RE: Sparger design in fermenter
delta P = 1/Co x Vo2/2
I get 5.9 psi. Is it realistic or not? What is the typical value for the pressure drop for a sparger system sparge air into the vessel?
RE: Sparger design in fermenter
THANKS
Jon Katz
RE: Sparger design in fermenter
You might try www.Komax.com. They make steam spargers.
Bob Sander
Bob Sander
robert.sander@bpsolvaype.com