Publication detail

Sensitivity study of a bubble size on mass transfer in a CFD model of a bubble-column photobioreactor

REBEJ, M. VONDÁL, J. JUŘENA, T. NAĎ, M. JEGLA, Z.

Original Title

Sensitivity study of a bubble size on mass transfer in a CFD model of a bubble-column photobioreactor

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

The paper deals with the flue gas as a potential nutrient source for microalgae cultivation in photobioreactors. In numerical analyses, the vertical tubular photobioreactor was aerated with an aeration gas modelled through different bubble sizes. This had yielded differences in mass transfer coefficients and interphase areas. The range of bubble diameters extended from -20 % to +20 % from the original bubble diameter 4.50 mm found in the experiment. The assessment of the time to reach the saturated state and the volumetric mass transfer rate did not reveal any discrepancies from analytical predictions. However, even the smallest bubbles did not follow the initial drop of CO2 volume fraction found in the experiments.

Keywords

Photobioreactor;Multiphase fluid flow;Mass transfer;CFD;Bubble diameter

Authors

REBEJ, M.; VONDÁL, J.; JUŘENA, T.; NAĎ, M.; JEGLA, Z.

Released

9. 5. 2022

Publisher

Brno University of Technology, Institute of Solid Mechanics, Mechatronics and Biomechanics

Location

Brno, Czech Republic

ISBN

978-80-86246-48-2

Book

ENGINEERING MECHANICS 2022

Edition number

1

ISBN

1805-8256

Periodical

Engineering Mechanics ....

Year of study

27/28

Number

1

State

Czech Republic

Pages from

329

Pages to

332

Pages count

4

URL

https://www.engmech.cz/im/proceedings/show_p/2022/329

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT178274,
  author="Miroslav {Rebej} and Jiří {Vondál} and Tomáš {Juřena} and Martin {Naď} and Zdeněk {Jegla}",
  title="Sensitivity study of a bubble size on mass transfer in a CFD model of a bubble-column photobioreactor",
  booktitle="ENGINEERING MECHANICS 2022",
  year="2022",
  journal="Engineering Mechanics ....",
  volume="27/28",
  number="1",
  pages="329--332",
  publisher="Brno University of Technology, Institute of Solid Mechanics, Mechatronics and Biomechanics",
  address="Brno, Czech Republic",
  doi="10.21495/51-2-329",
  isbn="978-80-86246-48-2",
  issn="1805-8256",
  url="https://www.engmech.cz/im/proceedings/show_p/2022/329"
}