Prospects and scopes of solar pond: A detailed review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2253-2263

  Velmurugan, V ^a   Srithar, K ^b  

^a Infant Jesus College of Engineering   (India)

^b THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Heat extraction; Review; Solar pond

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY STORAGE; GRADIENT METHODS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LAKES; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; WEIGHT CONTROL;

HEAT EXTRACTIONS; SALT GRADIENT SOLAR PONDS; SALT WATERS; SURFACE AREA (SA);

SOLAR PONDS;

EID: 47549118117     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2007.03.011     Document Type: Review

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