Nutrient Replenishment by Turbulent Mixing in Suspended Macroalgal Farms
Tong Bo,
James C. McWilliams,
Christina A. Frieder
et al.
Abstract:This study uses large eddy simulations to investigate nutrient transport and uptake in suspended macroalgal farms. Various farm configurations and oceanic forcing conditions are examined, with the farm base located near the nutricline depth. We introduce the Damkohler number Da to quantify the balance between nutrient consumption by macroalgae uptake and supply by farm‐enhanced nutrient transport. Most cases exhibit low Da, indicating that farm‐generated turbulence drives sufficient upward nutrient fluxes, sup… Show more
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