Pilot-scale open-channel raceways and flat-panel photobioreactors maintain well-mixed conditions under a wide range of mixing energy inputs

Quiroz‐Arita, Carlos; Blaylock, Myra L.; Gharagozloo, Patricia E.; Bark, David; Prasad Dasi, Lakshmi; Bradley, Thomas H.

doi:10.1002/bit.27268

Pilot-scale open-channel raceways and flat-panel photobioreactors maintain well-mixed conditions under a wide range of mixing energy inputs

Journal Article · Sat Jan 11 23:00:00 EST 2020 · Biotechnology and Bioengineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.27268· OSTI ID:1596074

^[1]; Blaylock, Myra L. ^[2]; Gharagozloo, Patricia E. ^[3]; Bark, David ^[4]; Prasad Dasi, Lakshmi ^[5]; Bradley, Thomas H. ^[4]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States); Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)

Turbulent mixing in pilot-scale cultivation systems influences the productivity of photoautotrophic cultures. We studied turbulent mixing by applying particle image velocimetry and acoustic doppler velocimetry to pilot-scale, flat-panel photobioreactor, and open-channel raceway. Mixing energy inputs were varied from 0.1 to 2.1 W·m^-3. The experimental results were used to quantify turbulence and to validate computational fluid dynamics models, from which Lagrangian representations of the fluid motion in these reactors were derived. The results of this investigation demonstrated that differences in mixing energy input do not significantly impact the structure of turbulence and the light/dark cycling frequencies experienced by photoautotrophic cells within the reactors. The experimental and computational results of our research demonstrated that well-mixed conditions exist in pilot-scale, flat-panel photobioreactors and open-channel raceways, even for relatively low mixing energy inputs.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1596074

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1812139
OSTI ID: 1594187

Report Number(s):: SAND2019--5751J; 675747

Journal Information:: Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Journal Name: Biotechnology and Bioengineering Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 117; ISSN 0006-3592

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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