8mm LED strip sleeve for Applikon bioreactors

A colleague needed to arrange the LEDs around the 1L reaction vessel for the cultivation of phototrophic microorganisms. This model(s) were made to use an 8 mm LED strip and has an additional slot for its power connector. The main challenges were to:

• provide small gaps between the surface of the cultivation vessel and the LEDs
• keep the power connector inclined and aligned with the twist of the LED strip in this socket to prevent any damage to it.
• keep equal spacing between LED strip turns

The cut-out from the bottom was made intentionally to have a visual confirmation of gas flow from the sparger.

This model exists in several height modifications due to the need to relate the power input to the biomass growth. For details, please, contact [email protected] .

These models were designed in Solidworks 2021 as part of work at Wageningen University and Research.