Modeling and Control of Algae Harvesting, Dewatering and Drying (HDD) Systems

Abstract

Alternative energy is a very important topic since there are some issues with the continued use of fossil fuel as a major source of energy. The alternative energy studied in this research is algae, which has received a lot of attention because it is easy to cultivate, the harvest cycle is only around 10 days, the yield is 5000~10000 gallons per year per acre, the oil extracted can be used directly in a variety of applications, and there is no further investment required in building transportation facilities. The key barrier to making algae oil a commercial success in the fuel market is the cost of production. One of the major costs of extracting oil from algae is the drying process, which is about 30~50 % of the total processing cost.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA562180

Entities

People

  • Fengming Li

Organizations

  • Case Western Reserve University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biofuels
  • Boundary Layer
  • Climate Change
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Control Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Transfer
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Geometry
  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Renewable Energy
  • Solar Energy
  • Viscous Flow

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design