Numerical study on the internal fluid mixing and its influencing mechanisms of the wave-driven floating photobioreactor for microalgae production

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 10
• Main Authors: Zhao, Yunpeng, Jia, Guangchen, Cheng, Yuan, Zhu, Hongyu, Chi, Zhanyou, Shen, Haibin, Zhu, Chenba
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 24.01.2023
• Subjects: computational fluid dynamics; floating photobioreactors; fluid-dynamics; microalgae; numerical simulation

The wave-driven floating photobioreactors (PBRs) with advantages of easy in scaling-up, low energy inputs and low fabricating cost, hold great potential for massive and cost-energy effective microalgae production. However, their applications may be seriously challenged by intermittent waves that cou...