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@ARTICLE{Loomba:894426,
      author       = {Loomba, Varun and von Lieres, Eric and Huber, Gregor},
      title        = {{H}ow {D}o {O}perational and {D}esign {P}arameters {E}ffect
                      {B}iomass {P}roductivity in a {F}lat-{P}anel
                      {P}hoto-{B}ioreactor? {A} {C}omputational {A}nalysis},
      journal      = {Processes},
      volume       = {9},
      number       = {8},
      issn         = {2227-9717},
      address      = {Basel},
      publisher    = {MDPI},
      reportid     = {FZJ-2021-03218},
      pages        = {1387},
      year         = {2021},
      abstract     = {Optimal production of microalgae in photo-bioreactors
                      (PBRs) largely depends on the amount of light intensity
                      received by individual algal cells, which is affected by
                      several operational and design factors. A key question is:
                      which process parameters have the highest potential for the
                      optimization of biomass productivity? This can be analyzed
                      by simulating the complex interplay of PBR design,
                      hydrodynamics, dynamic light exposure, and growth of algal
                      cells. A workflow was established comprising the simulation
                      of hydrodynamics in a flat-panel PBR using computational
                      fluid dynamics, calculation of light irradiation inside the
                      PBR, tracing the light exposure of individual cells over
                      time, and calculation the algal growth and biomass
                      productivity based on this light exposure. Different PBR
                      designs leading to different flow profiles were compared,
                      and operational parameters such as air inlet flowrate,
                      microalgal concentration, and incident light intensity were
                      varied to investigate their effect on PBR productivity. The
                      design of internal structures and lighting had a significant
                      effect on biomass productivity, whereas air inlet flowrate
                      had a minimal effect. Microalgal concentration and incident
                      light intensity controlled the amount of light intensity
                      inside the PBR, thereby significantly affecting the overall
                      productivity. For detailed quantitative insight into these
                      dependencies, better parameterization of algal growth models
                      is required.},
      cin          = {IBG-1 / IBG-2},
      ddc          = {570},
      cid          = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-1-20101118 / I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-2-20101118},
      pnm          = {2171 - Biological and environmental resources for
                      sustainable use (POF4-217)},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-2171},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
      UT           = {WOS:000690285500001},
      doi          = {10.3390/pr9081387},
      url          = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/894426},
}