Optimum Salt-Gradient Solar Pond in Jordan
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.2634Keywords:
Salt gradient, solar pond, math modeling, finite difference, heating loadAbstract
A brief description of the various models of solar ponds, their main
objectives and their development, including a detailed review of the
world wide activities in this field are given. Such models usually give
an accurate representation of seasonal variation in pond performance
and help understand the effect of varying pond designs parameters. In
this work, a mathematical model was developed for a one dimension
transient conduction heat transfer with heat generation in a Salt Gradi-
ent Solar Pond (SGSP). The model incorporates an attenuation model for
solar radiation through the water body as proposed by Brinkworth and
Hawalder. The model includes a detailed representation of the loss from
the pond service by using average daily and monthly meteorological
data for the Dead Sea region, in middle Jordan (31.03°N lat) and (348°E
long). The relationship derived by the model is solved numerically by
employing an implicit finite difference approach, and incorporating
initial and boundary conditions and load variation. Next, the stability
and convergence of solar pond is examined over a wide range of depth
difference and time difference. Finally, numerical results confirm that
solar heating In the SGSP is considerably more pronounced during the
hot seasons than during the cold ones.
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