Solar pond transient behaviour - analytical modeling

摘要

The transient behaviour of a three-zone salt gradient solar pond is described analytically in terms of a one-dimensional unsteady model where the dynamic response of the pond is resulted from sudden change in the intensity of the incident solar radiation. In terms of this model, closed form expressions for the useful heat extraction rate and for the pond efficiency are presented. Also, the effect of various geometric, atmospheric and design parameters on the pond performance is examined.