Transient performance of a two-dimensional salt gradient solar pond - A numerical study

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 713-731

  El Refaee, M M ^a   Mansour, R R ^a   Al Juwayhel, F ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Numerical simulation of 2 D solar ponds; Salt gradient; Solar energy storage; Solar ponds; Thermal energy storage; Thermal performance of 2 D solar ponds

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT STORAGE; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOLAR ENERGY;

TWO DIMENSIONAL SALT GRADIENT SOLAR POND (SGSP) TECHNOLOGY;

SOLAR PONDS;

EID: 0030211982     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(199608)20:8<713::AID-ER185>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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