Key factors impacting performance of a salinity gradient solar pond exposed to Mediterranean climate

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dc.citation.epage329en_US
dc.citation.spage321en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber142en_US
dc.contributor.authorTorkmahalleh, M. A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAskari, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGorjinezhad, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorEroğlu, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorObaidullah, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHabib, A. R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGodelek, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKadyrov, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKahraman, O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPakzad, N. Z.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAhmadi, G.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-12T11:10:14Z
dc.date.available2018-04-12T11:10:14Z
dc.date.issued2017en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of Mechanical Engineeringen_US
dc.description.abstractSolar ponds are low cost pools of brine solutions with integrated storage zones that harvest incident solar energy and store it as thermal energy. The current study examined the performance of a salinity gradient solar pond under the Mediterranean climatic condition for ten consecutive months of operation, from October 8, 2014 to July 31, 2015. The presented results are based on the experimental data of a small-scale circular pond, 61�cm in diameter a height of 55�cm, constructed and operated at Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus (METUNCC). The study showed the necessity of regular surface washing and having excess undissolved salt at the lower convective zone (LCZ) to maintain the pond stability. The variations in the temperature of the non-convective (NCZ) and lower convective zones (LCZ) are found to be a function of both ambient temperature and solar irradiation (insolation). The variation of the overall pond's temperature strongly follows the changes in ambient temperature while solar insolation directly affects the increase in temperature gradient by depth. During the period of this study, the pond reached the highest average temperature of 48��C in July 2015 while the average ambient temperature for this month was 30��C. � 2016 Elsevier Ltden_US
dc.embargo.release2019-01-15en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.solener.2016.12.037en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1471-1257
dc.identifier.issn0038-092X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/37324
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Ltden_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2016.12.037en_US
dc.source.titleSolar Energyen_US
dc.subjectLCZen_US
dc.subjectMediterranean climateen_US
dc.subjectNCZen_US
dc.subjectSalinityen_US
dc.subjectSolar ponden_US
dc.subjectUCZen_US
dc.titleKey factors impacting performance of a salinity gradient solar pond exposed to Mediterranean climateen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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