Hydrodynamic characteristics and microalgae cultivation in a novel flat-plate photobioreactor

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 127-134

  Zhang, Qing H ^a   Wu, Xia ^a   Xue, Sheng Z ^a   Wang, Zhi H ^a   Yan, Cheng H ^a   Cong, Wei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Flashing light effect; Flat plate photobioreactors; Microalgae; Particle tracking

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY; CHLORELLA SP; FLASHING LIGHT EFFECT; FLAT PLATE; FLOW DIRECTION; FOURIER; HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; INLET VELOCITY; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAE CULTIVATION; OPERATING CONDITION; OUTDOOR CULTIVATION; PARTICLE TRACKING; PHOTOBIORE-ACTOR; SPIRALITY; STRUCTURE PARAMETER; SWIRL FLOW;

ALGAE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; INLET FLOW; MICROORGANISMS;

PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROALGA;

BIOREACTORS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROALGAE;

CHLORELLA SP.;

EID: 84873316926     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: 15206033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/btpr.1641     Document Type: Article

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