Thermodynamic and economic feasibility of solar ponds for various thermal applications: A comprehensive review

KR Ranjan, SC Kaushik - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Solar energy technologies and their applications are as relevant today as they were in
1950s. A comprehensive review of the most recent studies having numerous references to …

Power generation enhancement in a salinity-gradient solar pond power plant using thermoelectric generator

BM Ziapour, M Saadat, V Palideh, S Afzal - Energy conversion and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Salinity-gradient solar pond (SGSP) has been a reliable supply of heat source for power
generation when it has been integrated with low temperature thermodynamics cycles like …

Thermal associated pressure-retarded osmosis processes for energy production: A review

SJ Einarsson, B Wu - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change is an existential threat to global environments and human life. To achieve
global mean temperature rise of below 1.5° C, increasing utilization of renewable energy …

Application of aluminium oxide–water nanofluids to augment the performance of shallow pond: a numerical study

M Appadurai, EFI Raj, I Jenish - Process Integration and Optimization for …, 2022 - Springer
A solar pond is a thermal energy storage device. It has three different layers of saltwater
gradients. The bottom layer of the solar pond has higher salt intensity, and it is used to store …

Experimental analysis of a novel solar pond driven thermoelectric energy system

R Goswami, R Das - Journal of Energy Resources …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper describes an experimental study on a combined assembly of a solar pond and
two-phase thermosyphon toward thermoelectric power generation under actual weather …

Numerical investigation of the nanofluid effects on the heat extraction process of solar ponds in the transient step

M Aramesh, F Pourfayaz, A Kasaeian - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, a modification of previous thermal modeling methods of solar ponds has been
employed to simulate the heat extraction process by nanofluids in the transient step. A …

Transient study of a solar pond under heat extraction from non-convective and lower convective zones considering finite effectiveness of exchangers

S Verma, R Das - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The transient performance of a salt gradient solar pond, which experiences heat extraction
from both gradient and storage regions has been studied for annual performance via …

Solar pond integrated with parabolic trough solar collector for producing electricity and hydrogen

S Damarseckin, A Atiz, M Karakilcik - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work researches producing electricity and hydrogen production performance of a solar
pond integrated with parabolic trough solar collectors. The system consists of parabolic …

Experimental investigation of energy and exergy performance of square and circular solar ponds

AA Dehghan, A Movahedi, M Mazidi - Solar energy, 2013 - Elsevier
Solar energy is a free, clean and widely available renewable energy. Various kinds of solar
systems provide scope for several studies on energy and exergy analysis. Solar ponds are …

Enhanced performance and stability of a solar pond using an external heat exchanger filled with nano-phase change material

E Farsijani, A Shafizadeh, H Mobli, A Akbarzadeh… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Salinity gradient solar ponds are a promising technology for harnessing/storing solar
thermal energy. The energy storage capacity of solar ponds can be enhanced by …