Simulation of photosynthetically active radiation distribution in algal photobioreactors using a multidimensional spectral radiation model

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 158, Issue , 2014, Pages 141-148

  Kong, Bo ^a   Vigil, R Dennis ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Photobioreactors; Radiation; Simulation; Transport

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; HEAT RADIATION; PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

ABSORPTION AND SCATTERINGS; DISCRETE ORDINATE METHODS; INFORMATION CONCERNING; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; RADIATIVE TRANSPORT EQUATION; SIMULATION; SPECTRAL RADIATION MODEL; TRANSPORT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ABORTION; ALGA; BIOREACTOR; NUMERICAL MODEL; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PIGMENT; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

ALGA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROALGA; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SPECTRAL RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PHOTON FLUX DENSITY; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; REFRACTION INDEX; SOLAR RADIATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SUNLIGHT; VALIDATION STUDY;

MICROALGAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84896873097     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.01.052     Document Type: Article

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