A numerical model for the quantification of light/dark cycles in microalgal cultures: Air-lift and bubble-column photobioreactor analysis by means of computational fluid dynamics

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 61-71

  Giannelli, Luca ^a   Yamaji, Hideki ^a   Katsuda, Tomohisa ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Flashing light; Light conversion efficiency; Microalgae; Photobioreactor

Indexed keywords

AIR; BUBBLE COLUMNS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DYNAMICS; EFFICIENCY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; PEBBLE BED REACTORS; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; PRODUCTIVITY; SWIRLING FLOW; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CYLINDRICAL CROSS SECTION; FLASHING LIGHTS; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLE TRACKING; LIGHT CONVERSION; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAL CULTIVATIONS; PHOTOBIORE-ACTOR; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PRODUCTIVITY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84921695784     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.14we093     Document Type: Article

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