% IMPORTANT: The following is UTF-8 encoded.  This means that in the presence
% of non-ASCII characters, it will not work with BibTeX 0.99 or older.
% Instead, you should use an up-to-date BibTeX implementation like “bibtex8” or
% “biber”.

@INPROCEEDINGS{Loomba:827124,
      author       = {Loomba, Varun and Huber, Gregor and von Lieres, Eric},
      title        = {{C}omputational analysis of hydrodynamics and light
                      distribution in photo-bioreactors for algae biomass
                      production},
      school       = {RWTH Aachen},
      reportid     = {FZJ-2017-01322},
      year         = {2016},
      abstract     = {Microalgae can be directly used in health food or as
                      bio-filters for waste water treatment. They also have
                      numerous commercial applications in cosmetics, aquaculture
                      and chemical industry as a source of highly valuable
                      molecules, e.g., polyunsaturated fatty acids [1]. Moreover,
                      they are increasingly recognized as a promising source for
                      biodiesel production [2]. To realize the full potential of
                      microalgae, optimal operating conditions for their
                      cultivation in photo-bioreactors (PBR) need to be identified
                      in order to maximize productivity, lipid content, and
                      efficiency of photosynthesis. The most important parameters
                      affecting PBR performance are reactor shape, light intensity
                      distribution, algae growth and other metabolic
                      properties.The presented study aims at optimizing these
                      parameters using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
                      simulations with the COMSOL Multiphysics software.
                      Specifically, flat panel photo-bioreactors with turbulent
                      mixing due to air sparging and one-sided lighting are
                      studied. First, flow profiles of both liquid and gas phases
                      are computed using the Euler-Euler approach for analyzing
                      the air sparging and detecting potential dead zones. Then,
                      light intensity distributions are calculated inside
                      different PBR types, based on absorption and light
                      scattering by algae and gas bubbles. Subsequently, the paths
                      of individual algae are traced, and the environmental
                      conditions they are exposed to are recorded over time, in
                      particular aeration and light intensity. Results of the
                      above described simulation stages will be presented and
                      discussed.[1] Spolaore et al.: Commercial applications of
                      microalgae, J. Biosci. Bioeng. 101 (2006): 87-96.[2] Bitog
                      et al.: Application of computational fluid dynamics for
                      modeling and designing photobioreactors for microalgae
                      production: A review, Comput. Electron. Agr. 76 (2011):
                      131-147.},
      month         = {Apr},
      date          = {2016-04-26},
      organization  = {European Networks Conference on Algal
                       and Plant Photosynthesis, Malta
                       (Malta), 26 Apr 2016 - 29 Apr 2016},
      subtyp        = {Other},
      cin          = {IBG-2 / IBG-1},
      cid          = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-2-20101118 / I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-1-20101118},
      pnm          = {582 - Plant Science (POF3-582)},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-582},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)24},
      url          = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/827124},
}