Performance of Solar Ponds

Authors

  • M. D. Hussain Professor, Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61361/jambe.v1i1.21

Keywords:

Solar pond, Storage, sea salt, Energy

Abstract

Four ponds were constructed on the forecourt of the AIT research centre, Bangkok, Thailand and successfully operated as a first step towards the storage of solar energy. Sea-salt was used to produce the desired gradient at the pond. The bottom of the ponds were blackened with asphalt in one pond and cement and charcoal mixture in other ponds. The temperature was recorded at different depths of the ponds. The rate of energy accumulation in the ponds was calculated using a micro-computer.

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Published

1994-12-31

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (1994)

Section

Original Research

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