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2. Contents
• What is a solar pond?
• Types of solar pond
• Working of solar pond
• Applications
• Advantages and disadvantages
3. What is solar pond?
• A solar pond is a solar energy collector, generally fairly large in
size, that looks like a pond.
• This type of solar energy collector uses a large, salty lake as a kind
of a flat plate collector that absorbs and stores energy from the
sun in the warm, lower layers of the pond.
• These ponds can be natural or man-made, but generally speaking
the solar ponds that are in operation today are artificial.
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5. Types of solar pond
• Solar ponds are of two types . They are :
• Convective solar pond : convective solar ponds trap heat by stopping
evaporation rather than by stopping convection.
• Non-convective solar pond : Non-convective solar ponds reduces heat loss
by preventing convection with the addition of a concentration of 20-30%
salt to the bottom level of the pond.
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6. Working of non-convective solar pond
• The key characteristic of solar ponds that allow them to function effectively
as a solar energy collector is a salt-concentration gradient of the water.
• This gradient results in water that is heavily salinated collecting at the
bottom of the pond, with concentration decreasing towards the surface
resulting in cool, fresh water on top of the pond.
• This collection of salty water at the bottom of the lake is known as the
"storage zone", while the freshwater top layer is known as the "surface
zone".
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8. • These ponds must be clear for them to operate properly, as sunlight cannot
penetrate to the bottom of the pond if the water is murky.
• When sunlight is incident on these ponds, most of the incoming sunlight
reaches the bottom and thus the "storage zone" heats up.
• However, this newly heated water cannot rise and thus heat loss upwards is
prevented. The salty water cannot rise because it is heavier than the fresh
water that is on top of the pond, and thus the upper layer prevents
convection currents from forming.
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9. • Because of this, the top layer of the pond acts as a type of insulating
blanket, and the main heat loss process from the storage zone is stopped.
Without a loss of heat, the bottom of the pond is warmed to extremely high
temperatures - it can reach about 90°C.
• It is vital that the salt concentrations and the cool temperature of the top
layer are maintained in order for these ponds to work.
• The surface zone is mixed and kept cool by winds and heat loss by
evaporation
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10. • This top zone must also be flushed continuously with fresh water to ensure
that there is no accumulation of salt in the top layer , since the salt from the
bottom layer diffuse through the saline gradient over time.
• Additionally , a solid salt or brine mixture must be added to the pond
frequently to make up for any upwards salt losses.
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11. Applications
• Electricity production
• Desalination
• Heat to industrialized process
• Heating and cooling of houses
• Green house heating
• Commercial or farming crop drying
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12. Advantages
• Environmental friendly
• Low maintenance costs
• Renewable energy resource
• No need of separate collector for
this thermal storage system
Disadvantages
• Inefficient due to heat losses ,
radiation losses
• Space availability
• Salt and water supply needed
• These ponds do not work well at
high latitudes
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