Light transfer in bubble sparged photobioreactors for H2 production and CO2 mitigation
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In a second step, the light intensity is calculated by integration over wavelength.
“In a second step, the light intensity is calculated by integration over wavelength [84,124].”
From Modeling and Simulation of Photobioreactors with Computational Fluid Dynamics—A Comprehensive Review (2022) · cites this paper as [84]
Section 2.4 (Method of Solution; page unavailable) calculates local spectral irradiance by integrating over direction, then adds the results for three wavelength boxes to obtain total local irradiance. This supports combining wavelength-dependent results in a subsequent step, but the paper describes a three-box sum rather than calculating the local light intensity by integration over wavelength. (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredFor simulation of light transfer in microalgae cultures, the Henyey-Greenstein phase function is frequently applied.
“For the simulation of light transfer in microalgae cultures the Henyey-Greenstein phase function is frequently applied [18,26,78,84,188,201].”
From Modeling and Simulation of Photobioreactors with Computational Fluid Dynamics—A Comprehensive Review (2022) · cites this paper as [84]
The Results and Discussion uses the Henyey–Greenstein phase function to simulate light transfer in a photobioreactor containing photosynthetic microorganisms. The paper demonstrates its use in this setting, but does not establish that it is frequently applied across microalgae-culture simulations. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredForward scattering of light by microalgae leads to characteristic length scales for equilibration in the same order as the geometrical dimensions of photobioreactors.
“Another reason is that the forward scattering of light by microalgae [78,84,188,201] leads to characteristic length scales for equilibration in the same order as the geometrical dimensions of photobioreactors.”
From Modeling and Simulation of Photobioreactors with Computational Fluid Dynamics—A Comprehensive Review (2022) · cites this paper as [84]
The Microorganisms section reports strongly forward scattering by the modeled cyanobacteria, and Results and Discussion reports how scattering assumptions affect light-penetration depth. Neither passage identifies a characteristic equilibration length or says it is of the same order as photobioreactor dimensions (page numbers unavailable). (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredGas bubbles in gas-sparged photobioreactors can scatter light.
“In principle, gas bubbles in gas-sparged photobioreactors can scatter light [82-84].”
From Modeling and Simulation of Photobioreactors with Computational Fluid Dynamics—A Comprehensive Review (2022) · cites this paper as [84]
Researchers recently are more inclined to utilize the RTE to predict light propagation in photobioreactors.
“While in earlier publications Lambert's law and its modifications were frequently applied, researchers recently are more inclined to utilize the RTE to predict light propagation in photobioreactors [26,84,133,196,202], which is justified by its higher accuracy [79,133].”
From Modeling and Simulation of Photobioreactors with Computational Fluid Dynamics—A Comprehensive Review (2022) · cites this paper as [84]
Bubbles in the suspension are not considered because their influence on the light supply is negligible as shown in previous experimental and numerical works.
“Bubbles in the suspension are not considered here, since the influence on the light supply is negligible as shown in previous experimental and numerical works [47,48].”
From Comprehensive Computational Model for Coupled Fluid Flow, Mass Transfer, and Light Supply in Tubular Photobioreactors Equipped with Glass Sponges (2022) · cites this paper as [48]
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- Authors
- BERBEROGLU, H., YIN, J., & PILON, L.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Corresponding author
- PILON, L
- ORCID
- PILON, L
- Venue
- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2007-09
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 13
- Pages
- 2273-2285
- ISSN
- 0360-3199 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2172144611
- Cited by
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- 2.25
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- Language
- en
- Open access
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- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (publishedVersion)
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- Funders
- California Energy Commission
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Computational Mechanics › Radiative Heat Transfer Studies
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Fluid Dynamics and Mixing
- Keywords
- light transfer, hydrogen production, CO2 emission reduction, Anabaena variabilis, filamentous cyanobacteria, radiative transfer, anisotropic scattering, forward scattering, Henyey-Greenstein phase function, modified method of characteristics, light penetration depth, void fraction, Mie theory
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