title: Gas bubble coalescence in reduced gravity conditions.
abstract: The effects of low gravity, as produced by a reduced gravity aircraft, the KC135, on the formation and coalescence of gas bubbles were examined over a range of gas-liquid ratios and with various medium constituents. These effects will influence design considerations of fermentors operating in reduced gravity conditions.
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Department, Alberta Research Council, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Brooks
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration; D000388:Air; D019149:Bioreactors; D003470:Culture Media; D018504:Ecological Systems, Closed; D005285:Fermentation; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry*; D005990:Glycerol / Q000737:chemistry; D018470:Gravity, Altered; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae; D012996:Solutions; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D014893:Weightlessness
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D005740:Gases; D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water; D005990:Glycerol