Though there have been many attempts to address growth kinetics in algal photobioreactors, surprisingly little have attempted\r\nan agent-based modelling (ABM) approach. ABM has been heralded as a method of practical scientific inquiry into systems of a\r\ncomplex nature and has been applied liberally in a range of disciplines including ecology, physics, social science, and microbiology\r\nwith special emphasis on pathogenic bacterial growth.We bring together agent-based simulation with the Photosynthetic Factory\r\n(PSF) model, as well as certain key bioreactor characteristics in a visual 3D, parallel computing fashion. Despite being at small scale,\r\nthe simulation gives excellent visual cues on the dynamics of such a reactor, andwe further investigate themodel in a variety of ways.\r\nOur parallel implementation on graphical processing units of the simulation provides key advantages, which we also briefly discuss.\r\nWe also provide some performance data, along with particular effort in visualisation, using volumetric and isosurface rendering.
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