A thermodynamic review on solar ponds

A Saxena, E Cuce, DB Singh, PM Cuce, P Gupta… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar energy is a clean source of renewable energy and people around the world are
getting a lot of benefits day by day through the utilization of solar energy technology. Among …

Sustainably integrating desalination with solar power to overcome future freshwater scarcity in China

C Chen, Y Jiang, Z Ye, Y Yang, L Hou - Global Energy Interconnection, 2019 - Elsevier
Freshwater resources and energy are the two material foundations of human survival and
the two challenges for human sustainable development. China's huge population needs a …

Novel multi-stage flash (MSF) desalination plant driven by parabolic trough collectors and a solar pond: A simulation study in UAE

A Al-Othman, M Tawalbeh, MEH Assad, T Alkayyali… - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper investigates a novel solar driven multi-stage flash (MSF) desalination plant in
UAE. UAE achieved major progress in utilizing solar energy for power production. The …

Experimental and numerical investigations of heat and mass transfer in a salt gradient solar pond under a solar simulator

Y Rghif, F Bahraoui, B Zeghmati - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, experimental and numerical investigations of heat and mass transfer in a Salt
Gradient Solar Pond (SGSP) are presented for the first time in the SGSP studies. The …

Modeling the influences of a phase change material and the Dufour effect on thermal performance of a salt gradient solar pond

Y Rghif, B Zeghmati, F Bahraoui - International Journal of Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The influences of a layer of a Phase Change Material (PCM) and the Dufour effect on
thermal performance of a Salt Gradient Solar Pond (SGSP) are investigated numerically …

The application of an enhanced salinity-gradient solar pond with nucleation matrix in lithium extraction from Zabuye salt lake in Tibet

Q Wu, J Yu, L Bu, Z Nie, Y Wang, N Renchen, T He… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The utilization of salinity-gradient solar ponds (SGSPs) to extract lithium from salt lake brine
is one of the most direct and effective uses of solar energy. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in …

Enhancement of solar pond stability performance using an external magnetic field

D Tian, ZG Qu, JF Zhang, QL Ren - Energy Conversion and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
A solar pond is a simple and reliable system that collects and stores solar energy for
applications with low-grade heat supply. The main obstacle to the long-term stable operation …

Design, construction, and operation of the first industrial salinity-gradient solar pond in Europe: An efficiency analysis perspective

A Alcaraz, M Montala, JL Cortina, A Akbarzadeh… - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
A 500 m 2 industrial salinity-gradient solar pond (SGSP) was constructed in a mineral
processing plant (Solvay Minerales) in Granada (Spain). This renewable energy technology …

Experimental analysis of the temperature and concentration profiles in a salinity gradient solar pond with, and without a liquid cover to suppress evaporation

AH Sayer, H Al-Hussaini, AN Campbell - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Solar ponds offer an effective way to collect and store incident solar radiation, making them
an attractive alternative to photovoltaic systems for applications which require low-grade …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the simultaneous effect of effective parameters on the performance of salinity gradient solar ponds using Taguchi analysis: Determination of …

I Nourollahi, K Bashirnezhad, H Beiki… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The performance of solar ponds is influenced by a number of factors. The purpose of this
study is to investigate the effect of the solar pond layers, as well as the climate conditions, on …