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GONZALEZ-LAZO, Yoandy et al. Design and Simulation of a photobiorreactor for the cultivation of the microalga Chlorella Vulgaris. Ingeniería Mecánica [online]. 2019, vol.22, n.3, pp.169-177.  Epub 24-Sep-2019. ISSN 1815-5944.

Currently, microalgae are considered as a promising source of biofuel and other chemicals with high added value (cosmetics, food supplements, etc.). To achieve high biomass productivity from microalgae it is important to increase its yield. The main purpose is to design and simulate the hydrodynamic behavior of the fluid within the photobioreactor. In this article, the Ansys Fluent software tool is proposed for the implementation of the simulation of the bubble column photobioreactor. Simulations were performed in Computational Dynamics of fluids within the photobioreactor, which is moved by the action of a column of bubbles supplied from the bottom. The flows for this simulated input analysis were 800, 950 and 1000 L / h, obtaining satisfactory results such as the non-occurrence of cell death in these microorganisms.

Palabras clave : photobiorreactor; microalgae; simulation.

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