Bifurcation analysis of a food chain chemostat model with Michaelis-Menten functional response and double delays

In this paper, we study a food chain chemostat model with Michaelis-Menten function response and double delays. Applying the stability theory of functional differential equations, we discuss the conditions for the stability of three equilibria, respectively. Furthermore, we analyze the sufficient conditions for the Hopf bifurcation of the system at the positive equilibrium. Finally, we present some numerical examples to verify the correctness of the theoretical analysis and give some valuable conclusions and further discussions at the end of the paper.