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US 2017/0318764 A1Published application
Algae cultivation systems and methods with reduced energy loss
AssigneeGlobal Algae Technologies, LLC
InventorDavid A. Hazlebeck
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Abstract
An open raceway algae cultivation system includes a channel configured to contain an algae cultivation fluid. The channel includes a contraction zone having a width and a depth. A pump is configured to circulate the algae cultivation fluid in the channel. A width of the contraction zone decreases leading into the entrance of the pump and a depth of the contraction zone is greater than a depth of at least a portion of the channel located outside of the contraction zone.
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An open raceway algae cultivation system comprising:
- a channel configured to contain an algae cultivation fluid, the channel including a contraction zone having a width and a depth;
- a pump configured to circulate the algae cultivation fluid in the channel, the pump including an entrance and an exit;
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- wherein (i) the width of the contraction zone decreases leading into the entrance of the pump, and (ii) the depth of the contraction zone is greater than a depth of at least a portion of the channel located outside of the contraction zone.
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An open raceway algae cultivation system comprising:
- a channel configured to contain an algae cultivation fluid, the channel including an expansion zone having a width and a depth;
- a pump configured to circulate the algae cultivation fluid in the channel, the pump including an entrance and an exit;
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- wherein (i) the width of the expansion zone increases going away from the exit of the pump, and (ii) the depth of the expansion zone is greater than a depth of at least a portion of the channel located outside of the expansion zone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.