SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR CIRCULATING AND CARBONATING FLUID IN AN ALGAE CULTIVATION POND
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1. A method for initiating carbonation of fluid in an algae cultivation pond, the method comprising:
- providing carbon dioxide to a pressurized fluid;
generating a jet of carbonated fluid from the pressurized fluid and the carbon dioxide; and
initiating circulation of the fluid in the algae cultivation pond via the jet of carbonated fluid.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and media for carbonation of fluid in an algae cultivation pond via the use of jets are disclosed. Carbon dioxide is provided to a pressurized fluid. A jet of carbonated fluid is generated from the pressurized fluid and the carbon dioxide. Circulation of the fluid in the algae cultivation pond is initiated via the jet of carbonated fluid.
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1. A method for initiating carbonation of fluid in an algae cultivation pond, the method comprising:
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providing carbon dioxide to a pressurized fluid; generating a jet of carbonated fluid from the pressurized fluid and the carbon dioxide; and initiating circulation of the fluid in the algae cultivation pond via the jet of carbonated fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for initiating carbonation of fluid in an algae cultivation pond, the system comprising:
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a series of nozzles submerged in the algae cultivation pond, the series of nozzles coupled to a source of pressurized fluid and a carbonation source, the series of nozzles configured to; generate a jet of carbonated fluid from the pressurized fluid and the carbonation source, and initiate circulation of fluid in the algae cultivation pond via the jet of carbonated fluid; and a pH sensor configured to measure a pH of the fluid in the algae cultivation pond. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for initiating carbonation of fluid in an algae cultivation pond, the system comprising:
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a series of nozzles submerged in the algae cultivation pond, the series of nozzles coupled to a source of pressurized fluid and a carbonation source, the series of nozzles configured to; generate a jet of carbonated fluid from the source of pressurized fluid and the carbonation source, and initiate circulation of the fluid in the algae cultivation pond via the jet of carbonated fluid; a processor; and a computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program executable by the processor to perform a method for adjusting a concentration of carbon dioxide in the algae cultivation pond, wherein the computer-readable storage medium is coupled to the processor, the processor executing instructions on the computer-readable storage medium to; measure a pH associated with the carbonated fluid; and adjust a concentration of carbon dioxide in the jet based on the measured pH. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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