2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Numerical analysis of effects of gravity modulation on bioconvection generated by chemotactic bacteria in microgravity environments
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24560181
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Fluid engineering
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| Research Institution | Iwate University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SUENAGA Yosuke 岩手大学, 工学部, 助教 (60413720)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | 生物対流 / バクテリア / 酸素 / 走化性 / 計算流体力学 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Numerical simulations were carried out modeling the bioconvection generated by chemotactic bacteria in microgravity environments with gravity modulation, and the transport characteristics were examined. When the gravity modulation acts on the steady suspension of bacterial cells, the bioconvection occurs, and the three-dimensional plumes and bioconvection pattern are generated. The increase of interference between the plumes enhances transport characteristics. These results don't clarify in the previous results.
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| Free Research Field |
工学
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