Numerical simulation on promoting light/dark cycle frequency to improve microalgae growth in photobioreactor with serial lantern-shaped draft tube
Ye Q, Cheng J, Guo W, Xu J, Li H, Zhou J. Numerical simulation on promoting light/dark cycle frequency to improve microalgae growth in photobioreactor with serial lantern-shaped draft tube. Bioresource Technology 2018, 266: 89-96. PMID: 29957295, DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.06.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLight/dark cycle frequencyDark cycle frequencyTurbulent kinetic energyDraft tubeAverage turbulent kinetic energyComputational fluid dynamicsFlashing-light effectsKinetic energyLight time ratioMicroalgal biomass yieldCycle frequencyFlow regionFluid dynamicsAxial velocityNumerical simulationsMicroalgal solutionColumn photobioreactorMicroalgae growthVelocityAverage radial velocityRadial velocityPhotobioreactorSixfold improvementTubeEnergySerial lantern-shaped draft tube enhanced flashing light effect for improving CO2 fixation with microalgae in a gas-lift circumflux column photobioreactor
Ye Q, Cheng J, Guo W, Xu J, Li K, Zhou J. Serial lantern-shaped draft tube enhanced flashing light effect for improving CO2 fixation with microalgae in a gas-lift circumflux column photobioreactor. Bioresource Technology 2018, 255: 156-162. PMID: 29414161, DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.01.127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMass transfer coefficientDraft tubeTransfer coefficientColumn photobioreactorMicroalgal biomass yieldLight region