Performance of a portable mini solar-pond

For the present experiments, such a pond was located at JUST, i.e. at 32°N latitude. Its walls were inclined at 45° to the horizontal. The pond was built of galvanized steel (1.44 mm thick) with a circular surface area and total depth of 1 m 2 and 500 mm, respectively. The effects of the solar-pond&...

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Published inApplied energy Vol. 66; no. 4; pp. 299 - 310
Main Authors Tahat, M.A., Kodah, Z.H., Probert, S.D., Al-Tahaineh, H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2000
Elsevier Science
Elsevier
SeriesApplied Energy
Subjects
Applied sciences
Energy
Exact sciences and technology
Galvanized metal
Natural energy
Solar energy
Solar energy storage
Steel
Temperature distribution
Jordan
Asia
Solar pond
Performance
Sodium chloride
Dimensional analysis
Thermal insulation
Salinity
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Summary:For the present experiments, such a pond was located at JUST, i.e. at 32°N latitude. Its walls were inclined at 45° to the horizontal. The pond was built of galvanized steel (1.44 mm thick) with a circular surface area and total depth of 1 m 2 and 500 mm, respectively. The effects of the solar-pond's depth and its water's salinity on the store's temperature distributions were determined experimentally and compared with theoretical predictions. A dimensional analysis was carried out to show the effect of the mini solar-pond's size on its thermal behaviour.
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ISSN:0306-2619
1872-9118
DOI:10.1016/S0306-2619(00)00021-0