Study of Establishment and Operation of Salt-Gradient Solar Pond

In this paper, it was presented that the establishment and experimental investigation of a salt-gradient solar pond. The solar pond was filled with salty water to form three zones (e.g., upper convective zone, non-convective zone and lower convective zone) accordingly with different methods of salin...

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Published inApplied mechanics and materials Vol. 472; pp. 409 - 412
Main Authors Guo, Shu Yuan, Gao, Chun Juan, Dong, Ze Liang, Zhang, Qi, Huang, Xi Ping
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Trans Tech Publications Ltd 01.01.2014
Subjects
Temperature
Renewable Energy
Solar Pond
Salinity
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Summary:In this paper, it was presented that the establishment and experimental investigation of a salt-gradient solar pond. The solar pond was filled with salty water to form three zones (e.g., upper convective zone, non-convective zone and lower convective zone) accordingly with different methods of saline injection. Parameters like salinity and temperature were measured and recorded daily at various locations in the salt-gradient solar pond. The results showed that solar pond collected and stored solar energy for a long period of time can be possible by controlling the thickness and salinity of salt gradient layer of the solar pond.
Bibliography:Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 4th International Conference on Mechanical Science and Technology (ICMSE 2014), January 2-4, 2014, Sanya, Hainan Island, China
ISSN:1660-9336
1662-7482
1662-7482
DOI:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.472.409