Diseño de la metodología para la integración de herramientas Open Source aplicadas a la evaluación del comportamiento hidrodinámico de biorreactores usando CFD: Caso de estudio Reactor Metanogénico Escalonado RME

Abstract

In this work you will find a workflow proposal that integrates collaborative and open source tools, specifically Blender, OpenFoam and paraView to model the hydrodynamic behavior of bioreactors, the validation of the created workflow was carried out with a stepped methanogenic bioreactor that has been previously worked on a laboratory scale and developed in a research alliance between UAN and UFOP. The approach and understanding of the tools was carried out under the guidance of practical examples and finally the coupling to a case study, based on the bibliographic search we found that this is a novel work for the area of hydrodynamic modeling in the context of the bioprocesses. Finally, it is concluded on the feasibility of applying the scheme proposed here to increase and facilitate the development of bioprocesses and the prospects of automating simulations in future research by creating Python scripts and including analysis in tools such as R Studio and Power Bi that complement a whole Open Source portfolio, which in comparison with licensed software represents a high investment in licensing and maintenance of updated software.