Under these conditions a k L a value of 160 h-1 ± 7% for the Duran baffled flask and a k L a value of 100 h-1 ± 3% for the Erlenmeyer flask were determined (Figure 1).We were able to show that ...

In many labs, you will see Erlenmeyer flasks used for shake cultures filled to 50% of the nominal volume, which is not a good idea, considering that most cultures are supposed to be aerobic ones.