2020
Numerical simulation on optimizing flow field and flashing-light effect in jet-aerated tangential swirling-flow plate photobioreactor to improve microalgal growth
Cheng J, Lai X, Ye Q, Guo W, Zhou J. Numerical simulation on optimizing flow field and flashing-light effect in jet-aerated tangential swirling-flow plate photobioreactor to improve microalgal growth. Chemical Engineering Science 2020, 215: 115371. DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2019.115371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTurbulent kinetic energyDead zoneComputational fluid dynamics simulationsFluid dynamics simulationsFlashing-light effectsLight time ratioPlate photobioreactorTangential jetFlow fieldVertical vorticesSecondary vorticesNumerical simulationsKinetic energyMicroalgal growthPhotobioreactorVorticesCm2/s2SimulationsDynamics simulationsCO2 fixation rateTime ratioZoneJetBiomass dry weightFrequency
2018
Enhancing vorticity magnitude of turbulent flow to promote photochemical efficiency and trichome helix pitch of Arthrospira platensis in a raceway pond with conic baffles
Cheng J, Guo W, Song Y, Kumar S, Ameer Ali K, Zhou J. Enhancing vorticity magnitude of turbulent flow to promote photochemical efficiency and trichome helix pitch of Arthrospira platensis in a raceway pond with conic baffles. Bioresource Technology 2018, 269: 1-8. PMID: 30144753, DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.08.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConic bafflesVorticity magnitudeTurbulent flow fieldTurbulent kinetic energyComputational fluid dynamicsRaceway pondsTurbulent flowFlow fieldDoppler velocimeterFluid dynamicsVortex mechanismBiomass productivityKinetic energyHigh biomass productivityHelix pitchBafflesEnhanced biomass productivityArthrospira platensisPitchVelocimeterEfficiencyMicroscopeNumerical 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 improvementTubeEnergy