Equipment for growing algae
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1. Equipment for growing algae comprising, first means defining a flow duct for water containing algae and nutriants for promoting growth of the algae;
- second means for establishing in the flow duct distinct zones of photochemically effective illumination alternating with zones of darkness in the flow duct, along and in the direction of flow, so that the water and growing algae therein pass through these zones in corresponding alternating sequence;
said zones of illumination being established from opposite sides of the flow duct in a significant portion of the flow duct; and
the zones of darkness being about ten times as long in the direction of flow as the zones of illumination.
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Water with algae and nutrients follow a meandering flow path, across which are established alternating, wide, dark and narrow, illuminating zones.
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1. Equipment for growing algae comprising, first means defining a flow duct for water containing algae and nutriants for promoting growth of the algae;
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second means for establishing in the flow duct distinct zones of photochemically effective illumination alternating with zones of darkness in the flow duct, along and in the direction of flow, so that the water and growing algae therein pass through these zones in corresponding alternating sequence; said zones of illumination being established from opposite sides of the flow duct in a significant portion of the flow duct; and the zones of darkness being about ten times as long in the direction of flow as the zones of illumination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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