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Optimum salt-gradient solar pond in Jordan

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The salt gradient solar ponds comprise a hydraulic system subject: to processes at heat; and mass transfer. 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 were given. These models can usually give good indication of seasonal variation in pond performance and effect of varying the design parameter. Mathematical model is performed to a one dimension transient conduction with heat generation salt gradient solar pond SGSP, with incorporation of the attenuation model for the solar radiation through the water body proposed by Brinkworth and Hawalder, with detailed representation of the loss from the pond service and using the daily monthly averaged local available meteorological data for Dead Sea region in the middle of Jordan (31.03° N lat) and (348° E long). The relationship derived are solved numerically by employing an implicit finite difference approach. Numerical results have clearly shown that the solar heating effect appears considerably more pronounced during the hot seasons (spring and summer).

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Al-Dabbas, M.A. Optimum salt-gradient solar pond in Jordan. Appl. Sol. Energy 47, 14–23 (2011). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0003701X11010038

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