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Enum: AgitationTypeEnum

Types of agitation/mixing in bioreactors

URI: valuesets:AgitationTypeEnum

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
RUSHTON_TURBINE None Rushton turbine impeller
PITCHED_BLADE None Pitched blade turbine
MARINE_PROPELLER None Marine propeller
ANCHOR None Anchor impeller
HELICAL_RIBBON None Helical ribbon impeller
MAGNETIC_BAR None Magnetic stir bar
ORBITAL_SHAKING None Orbital shaking
NO_AGITATION None No mechanical agitation

Slots

Name Description
agitation_type Types of agitation/mixing in bioreactors

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: AgitationTypeEnum
description: Types of agitation/mixing in bioreactors
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  RUSHTON_TURBINE:
    text: RUSHTON_TURBINE
    description: Rushton turbine impeller
    annotations:
      type:
        tag: type
        value: Radial flow
      power_number:
        tag: power_number
        value: 5-6
  PITCHED_BLADE:
    text: PITCHED_BLADE
    description: Pitched blade turbine
    annotations:
      type:
        tag: type
        value: Axial flow
      angle:
        tag: angle
        value: 45 degrees
  MARINE_PROPELLER:
    text: MARINE_PROPELLER
    description: Marine propeller
    annotations:
      type:
        tag: type
        value: Axial flow
      low_shear:
        tag: low_shear
        value: true
  ANCHOR:
    text: ANCHOR
    description: Anchor impeller
    annotations:
      type:
        tag: type
        value: Close clearance
      viscous_fluids:
        tag: viscous_fluids
        value: true
  HELICAL_RIBBON:
    text: HELICAL_RIBBON
    description: Helical ribbon impeller
    annotations:
      type:
        tag: type
        value: Close clearance
      high_viscosity:
        tag: high_viscosity
        value: true
  MAGNETIC_BAR:
    text: MAGNETIC_BAR
    description: Magnetic stir bar
    annotations:
      scale:
        tag: scale
        value: Laboratory
      volume:
        tag: volume
        value: <5 L
  ORBITAL_SHAKING:
    text: ORBITAL_SHAKING
    description: Orbital shaking
    annotations:
      type:
        tag: type
        value: Platform shaker
      application:
        tag: application
        value: Shake flasks
  NO_AGITATION:
    text: NO_AGITATION
    description: No mechanical agitation
    annotations:
      mixing:
        tag: mixing
        value: Gas sparging or static