Algae cultivation systems and methods with reduced energy loss

Hazlebeck, David A.

Title: Algae cultivation systems and methods with reduced energy loss

Patent · Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2020

OSTI ID:1735251

Hazlebeck, David A.

An open raceway algae cultivation system includes a channel configured to contain an algae cultivation fluid. The channel includes a contraction zone having a width and a depth. A pump is configured to circulate the algae cultivation fluid in the channel. A width of the contraction zone decreases leading into the entrance of the pump and a depth of the contraction zone is greater than a depth of at least a portion of the channel located outside of the contraction zone.

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Research Organization:: Global Algae Technologies, LLC, Santee, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: EE0006314; EE0007689

Assignee:: Global Algae Technologies, LLC (Santee, CA)

Patent Number(s):: 10,772,272

Application Number:: 15/590,441

OSTI ID:: 1735251

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 05/09/2017

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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