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Old 10-11-2004, 03:48 PM   #13 (permalink)
ColinAnderson
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Originally Posted by IUnknown
If you don't have the input at the bottom, what point is there in having the bio ball in there at all? Doesn't the Co2 just sit on the top of the reactor if it enters from the top, regardless of flow. ...
No, No, No! You're not listening! It all depends on your setup. Flow, Diameter of the reactor as WP said, everything. If you have enough flow, injecting it at the top is going to dance with the bubbles and knock them down through the bioballs and dissolve them. Only, if you have a lower flow rate, should you inject lower down in the reactor so the bubbles can rise. You see?

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... Great diagram, BTW. Maybe just indicate the differences in the diagram.
Thanks -- I think I'll make a few more changes about where to inject the CO2 in the reactor when I have some more time.
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