Simulation Model and Applications of Salt Gradient Solar Ponds

The solar pond represents a low-cost option among other solar systems. It possesses thermal storage capability spanning seasons. Solar pondheat can be used for a variety of applications, including generation of electricity, industrial process heating, desalination, and greenhouse heating. Salt gradient solar pond, capable of providing a considerable quantity of hot water, is one of the most efficient and practical types of solar ponds. These ponds have received wide currency in both researchand industrial fields. Heat absorbed in the salt gradient solar pond can be extracted in different ways for various thermal applications, rangingfrom domestic to industrial uses. Salt gradient solar ponds are composed of three zones that must be taken into account in order todefine the energy transfers used in the model. Energy balance between these zones and the environment is necessary in order to develop a complete model to predict the thermal performance of the pond. The present article introduces solar ponds theory and applications with emphasis on salt gradient solar ponds including energy extraction methods from these ponds and also the model description for the solar pond.

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Solar energy ، Solar ponds ، Thermal performance ، Simulation model