Modeling radiative transfer in photobioreactors for algal growth

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 87, Issue , 2012, Pages 64-73

  Wheaton, Zachary C ^a   Krishnamoorthy, Gautham ^a  

^a University of North Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD; Computer simulation; Photobioreactor; Radiation transfer

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; AIR FLOW-RATE; AIR MASS FLOW RATE; AIR-LIFT; ALGAL GROWTH; ANGULAR RESOLUTION; BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES; BUBBLE SIZE; FINITE VOLUME; FULLY-COUPLED; MASS FLOW RATE OF AIR; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; OPTIMUM COMBINATION; PARAMETRIC INVESTIGATIONS; PARTICIPATING MEDIA; PHASE FUNCTIONS; PHOTOBIORE-ACTOR; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION TRANSFER; RADIATIVE INTENSITY; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER EQUATIONS; SCALE-UP; SCATTERING EFFECTS; SCATTERING PHASE FUNCTION; SOLID ANGLE;

AIR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORWARD SCATTERING; PEBBLE BED REACTORS; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; PIPE FLOW; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR ABSORBERS;

RADIATION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIR MASS; ALGA; BIOREACTOR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; GROWTH RATE; GUIDELINE; HYDRODYNAMICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; WAVELENGTH;

ALGAE;

EID: 84862699117     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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