Diseño y simulación de un fotobiorreactor para el cultivo de la microalga Chlorella Vulgaris // Design and Simulation of a photobiorreactor for the cultivation of the microalga Chlorella Vulgaris

Authors

  • Yoandy González-Lazo
  • Pedro Antonio Rodríguez-Ramos
  • Yisel Sánchez-Borroto
  • Ana Teresa Lombardi
  • Camila Candido

Abstract

Actualmente, las microalgas se consideran como una prometedora fuente de biocombustible y otros productos químicos de gran valor añadido (cosméticos, complementos alimenticios, etc.). Para lograr una alta productividad de biomasa a partir de microalgas es importante elevar su rendimiento. El propósito principal es diseñar y simular el comportamiento hidrodinámico del fluido dentro del fotobiorreactor. En este artículo, se propone la herramienta del software Ansys Fluent para la implementación de la simulación del fotobiorreactor de columna de burbujas. Se realizaron simulaciones en Dinámica computacional de fluidos dentro del fotobiorreactor, el cual es movido por la acción de una columna de burbujas suministrada desde el fondo. Los flujos para este análisis de entrada simulados fueron 800, 950 y 1000 L/h, obteniéndose resultados satisfactorios como la no ocurrencia de muerte celular en estos microorganismos

Palabras claves: fotobiorreactor, microalgas, simulación.
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Abstract

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.

Key words: photobiorreactor, microalgae, simulation

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2019-09-01

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González-Lazo Y, Rodríguez-Ramos PA, Sánchez-Borroto Y, Lombardi AT, Candido C. Diseño y simulación de un fotobiorreactor para el cultivo de la microalga Chlorella Vulgaris // Design and Simulation of a photobiorreactor for the cultivation of the microalga Chlorella Vulgaris. Ing. Mec. [Internet]. 2019 Sep. 1 [cited 2025 Nov. 4];22(3):169-77. Available from: https://ingenieriamecanica.cujae.edu.cu/index.php/revistaim/article/view/620

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Vol. 22 No. 3 (2019): septiembre-diciembre

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