Abstract
In addition to the derivation of theoretical models and the performance of sensitivity analysis, the bioparticles expansion tests of the conventional fluidized-bed bioreactor (o = 0°) and the tapered fluidized-bed bioreactors (o = 2.5°, 5°, 10°) were conducted to determine an optimal taper angle in this study. The most important findings indicated that the expanded volume of bioparticles and the expanded height of bioparticles in tapered fluidized-bed bioreactors are smaller than those in the conventional fluidized-bed bioreactor, and are decreased with the increasing taper angle. However, when the taper angle is greater than 5°, the reduction of both the expanded volume of bioparticles and the expanded height of bioparticles will not be very significant. In other words, taper angle of 5° could be very close to an optimal taper angle for designing a tapered fluidized-bed bioreactor.
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