Performance evaluation of a small-scale sodium carbonate salt gradient solar pond

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 905-914

  Kurt, Huseyin ^a   Ozkaymak, Mehmet ^a  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Sodium carbonate salt gradient solar pond; Solar energy; Thermal performance of the pond

Indexed keywords

DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

LOWER CONVECTIVE ZONE; RADIATION INTENSITY; SODIUM CARBONATE SALT GRADIENT SOLAR POND;

SOLAR PONDS;

DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR PONDS; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 33747464333     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1193     Document Type: Article

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