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July 7, 2012, 05:54 |
Microalgae mutiphase flow
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Theerawat
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Hi guys, I have problem with my tubular phobioreactor. I need to simulate the tubular photobioreactor with microalgal particles inside. But I don't know how to model it. Can you give me some idea to start or go to the right way.
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July 7, 2012, 16:33 |
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Casey
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What is the concentration of the particle? How many are there? How big are then? What are you looking to find out from the simulation?
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July 7, 2012, 23:42 |
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What is the concentration of the particle?
about 100000 cell/ml How big are then? the diameter of microalgae is about 5 micrometer What are you looking to find out from the simulation? I want to look at the velocity profile, particles behavior and need to calculate the pressure drop of the tubular photobioreactor. Then I will design the new configuration that can reduce the pressure drop Thank you for trying help me |
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July 9, 2012, 17:09 |
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If you are trying to model more than 100,000 cells, I would suggest that you use the Eulerian method. You should be able to find literature for modeling microspheres with the Eulerian method to help.
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July 10, 2012, 00:21 |
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Thank you very much I will try your suggestion
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