Dispersion of biased swimming micro-organisms in a fluid flowing through a tube

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 466, Issue 2119, 2010, Pages 2057-2077

  Bees, Martin A ^a   Croze, Ottavio A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Bacteria; Bioreactors; Gyrotaxis; Swimming; Taylor dispersion

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; DIFFUSION; MICROORGANISMS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

AXIAL MOMENTS; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSIVITIES; FINITE DISTRIBUTION; FLUID FLOWING; GENERAL EXPRESSION; GYROTAXIS; TAYLOR DISPERSION; TAYLOR-ARIS DISPERSION;

ALGAE;

EID: 77955200502     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2009.0606     Document Type: Article

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