2018
Reduced generation time and size of carbon dioxide bubbles in a volute aerator for improving Spirulina sp. growth
Cheng J, Miao Y, Guo W, Song Y, Tian J, Zhou J. Reduced generation time and size of carbon dioxide bubbles in a volute aerator for improving Spirulina sp. growth. Bioresource Technology 2018, 270: 352-358. PMID: 30243242, DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.09.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBubble generation timeGas inlet velocityHigh-purity COHigh-speed cameraMass transfer coefficientCarbon dioxide bubblesInlet velocityTransfer coefficientBubble diameterLevel set methodGas flowMass transferAeratorBubble evolutionShear forceCulture microalgaeSpirulina spDiameterCOBubblesVelocityFlowMicroalgaeNumerical 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
2017
Alternatively permutated conic baffles generate vortex flow field to improve microalgal productivity in a raceway pond
Cheng J, Guo W, Cai C, Ye Q, Zhou J. Alternatively permutated conic baffles generate vortex flow field to improve microalgal productivity in a raceway pond. Bioresource Technology 2017, 249: 212-218. PMID: 29045924, DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.10.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConic bafflesVorticity magnitudeRaceway pondsVortex flowBubble generation timeBubble residence timeVortex flow fieldMass transfer coefficientTransfer coefficientFlow fieldClockwise vortexMass transferVertical cross sectionBafflesHorizontal cross sectionPerpendicular velocityPure COResidence timeMicroalgal productivityFlowRelative spacingVelocityBiomass productivityMain streamCross sections