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2123. John L. Cowan III.
Tri‐Helix Solar Powered Algae Bioreactor.
To produce algal efficiently it is necessary to limit energy input. Gravity and a pulley system fill the bioreactor and harvest. A solar powered aerator provides aeration for mixing. The pulley system allows out of solution gases to escape vertically due to a change in angle of tubing.

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