Modules for membrane aeration
The present invention relates to a device for the aeration of liquid media by tube aeration, special tube modules contained therein and the use of a device for the aeration of liquid media.
1. A tube module, comprising:
a head mounting;
a foot mounting; and
a plurality of tubes aligned in parallel in the head mounting and the foot mounting, the plurality of tubes being configured to be connected by connections to a mounting for regulating the supply and removal of gas,
wherein inserts of the plurality of tubes within the head mounting and the foot mounting are arranged in vertically stretched single- or multi-layer parallel sheets.
2. The tube module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of tubes has a length of 1-2 times a stator height.
3. The tube module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein ends of each tube of the plurality of tubes is fixed in a gas-tight manner in the head and foot mountings.
4. A device, comprising a mounting and at least one associated tube module, as claimed in claim 1 .
5. The device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said device is subjected to the flow of a coaxially arranged stirring element.
6. The device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein head pieces of the tube module are connected to the mounting by screw connection, by tube connection, by tube coupling or locking-in elements.
7. The device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the mounting is a stator with an opposite deflecting device for supplying gas (gas supply and removal) from above and tube deflection.
8. The device as claimed in claim 4 , further including holding devices configured to prevent the tubes from being drawn in by a stirring element.
9. A method of using the device as claimed in claim 4 , comprising:
aerating a liquid media.
10. The tube module as claimed in claim 2 , wherein ends of each tube of the plurality of tubes is fixed in a gas-tight manner in the head and foot mountings.
11. A device, comprising a mounting and at least one associated tube module, as claimed in claim 2 .
12. A device, comprising a mounting and at least one associated tube module, as claimed in claim 3 .
13. The device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein head pieces of the tube module are connected to the mounting by screw connection, by tube connection, by tube coupling or locking-in elements.
14. The device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the mounting is a stator with an opposite deflecting device for supplying gas (gas supply and removal) from above and tube deflection.
15. The device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the mounting is a stator with an opposite deflecting device for supplying gas (gas supply and removal) from above and tube deflection.
16. The device as claimed in claim 5 , further including holding devices configured to prevent the tubes from being drawn in by the stirring element.
17. The device as claimed in claim 6 , further including holding devices configured to prevent the tubes from being drawn in by a stirring element.
18. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the liquid media is a cell culture broth.
19. The tube module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the inserts of the plurality of tubes are arranged in vertically stretched single- or multi-layer parallel sheets in at least the head mounting.
20. The tube module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the tube module is configured to be disposable.