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Axial migration of spirulina microalgae in laminar tube flow
1Department of Chemical Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces 88003.
Biorheology
|January 1, 1987
Abstract:
A dilute suspension of Spirulina Microalgae is found to exhibit radial migration in laminar flow in a 650 micron vertical tube. As the tube Reynolds number increases, the particles concentrate in a narrower region around the tube axis. When the turbulent regime is approached, the particles disperse as expected.