Research Article

Modeling, Analysis, and Intelligent Controller Tuning for a Bioreactor: A Simulation Study

Table 1

Nominal parameters of bioreactor.

ParameterValues

0; g/lit—lag phase
Biomass concentration0.9951; g/lit—growth phase
1.5302; g/lit—stationary phase
4.0; g/lit—lag phase
Substrate concentration1.5122; g/lit—growth phase
0.1746; g/lit—stationary phase
Dilution rate0.3; hr−1
Feed substrate concentration4.0 g/lit
Maximum specific growth rate 0.53; hr−1
Substrate saturation constant 0.12; g/lit
Cell mass yield 0.4
Substrate inhibition constant 0.4545; lit/g
Initial arbitrary value of biomass (for simulation study)0; g/lit—lag phase
0.125; g/lit—growth phase
1; g/lit—stationary phase
Initial arbitrary value of substrate (for simulation study)1; g/lit—lag phase
1; g/lit—growth phase
1; g/lit—stationary phase
α, βYield parameters for the product—to be selected based on the substrate and biomass
(it will have value only during the real time study)