1.

Algae in a CSTR
−5 −4 −6
μMAX ≡ 3 ⋅ 10 IMAX ≡ 2 ⋅ 10 ε ≡ 1.25 kD ≡ 0.1⋅ μMAX kD = 3 × 10
−4
L ≡ 0.1 I0 := 10⋅ 10 CX := 90

a) Light flux at the back of the reactor

Light microbalance 0 = I⋅ A − ( I + dI) ⋅ A − ε ⋅ CX⋅ I⋅ A⋅ dz

dI
= −ε ⋅ CX⋅ dz
I
−8 −5
( )
I( L)
Lambert-Beer I( z) := I0 ⋅ exp −ε ⋅ CX⋅ z I( L) = 1.301 × 10 = 1.301 × 10
I0

b) Depth where light flux has decreased to IMAX

1 IMAX  L1
IMAX at L1 := ⋅ ln
 = 0.143
−ε ⋅ CX
 I0  L

c) Depth where light flux is down to 1% of incoming light flux

1 z
1% of incoming flux at z := ⋅ ln( 0.01) = 0.409
−ε⋅ C X L

d) Average light production rate per unit reactor volume

Overall light balance 0 = I0⋅ A − I( L) ⋅ A + rLU.AV⋅ A⋅ L

 I0 − I( L)  −3
rLU.AV := −  rLU.AV = −10 × 10
 L 
L
1 ⌠ −3
Compare −ε ⋅ CX⋅ ⋅  I( z) dz = −10 × 10
L ⌡0

e) Average specific growth rate of the algae

 ⌠ L1 ⌠
L 
 1  I 
Instantaneous response μAV = ⋅  μMAX dz + μMAX⋅ dz

L ⌡  IMAX 
 0 
⌡L 
 1 
μMAX  I0 
⋅ ( exp( −ε ⋅ CX⋅ L1 ) − exp( −ε⋅ C X⋅ L) )
1
μAV = ⋅ L1 + ⋅
L IMAX ε ⋅ CX
 

μMAX   I0  I0  −6
Hence μAV :=
ε ⋅ CX⋅ L
⋅  ln  − (
⋅ exp −ε ⋅ CX⋅ L + 1 = 6.958 × 10)
  IMAX  IMAX 
f) Cell production rate per unit reactor volume
−4 −3 −1
Cell production rate ( )
rXU := μAV − kD ⋅ C X = 3.562 × 10 Cmol⋅ m ⋅s

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