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    Technical Seminar Solar Pond

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    Solar ponds are large pools of saltwater that act as solar thermal energy collectors and heat storage systems. They have three layers - a top layer with low salt content, an insulating middle layer, and a bottom layer with high salt content. When sunlight heats the bottom salty layer, it prevents convection and traps the heat. This heat can then be used to generate electricity via an Organic Rankine Cycle engine or provide thermal energy for industrial processes. Solar ponds have advantages like reduced pollution and ability to use diffuse light, but also challenges like needing to replenish evaporated water and manage salt crystals.

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    Solar ponds are large pools of saltwater that act as solar thermal energy collectors and heat storage systems. They have three layers - a top layer with low salt content, an insulating middle layer, and a bottom layer with high salt content. When sunlight heats the bottom salty layer, it prevents convection and traps the heat. This heat can then be used to generate electricity via an Organic Rankine Cycle engine or provide thermal energy for industrial processes. Solar ponds have advantages like reduced pollution and ability to use diffuse light, but also challenges like needing to replenish evaporated water and manage salt crystals.

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    Solar ponds are large pools of saltwater that act as solar thermal energy collectors and heat storage systems. They have three layers - a top layer with low salt content, an insulating middle layer, and a bottom layer with high salt content. When sunlight heats the bottom salty layer, it prevents convection and traps the heat. This heat can then be used to generate electricity via an Organic Rankine Cycle engine or provide thermal energy for industrial processes. Solar ponds have advantages like reduced pollution and ability to use diffuse light, but also challenges like needing to replenish evaporated water and manage salt crystals.

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    Technical Seminar Solar Pond

    Uploaded by

    Sumanth Reddy
    Solar ponds are large pools of saltwater that act as solar thermal energy collectors and heat storage systems. They have three layers - a top layer with low salt content, an insulating middle layer, and a bottom layer with high salt content. When sunlight heats the bottom salty layer, it prevents convection and traps the heat. This heat can then be used to generate electricity via an Organic Rankine Cycle engine or provide thermal energy for industrial processes. Solar ponds have advantages like reduced pollution and ability to use diffuse light, but also challenges like needing to replenish evaporated water and manage salt crystals.

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    Solar ponds can generate heat and electricity from sunlight and store thermal energy for later use. They have the potential to provide renewable energy solutions especially for rural areas.

    A solar pond has three layers - a top layer with low salt content, a middle insulating layer, and a bottom layer with high salt content. The layers allow for heat trapping and prevent convection.

    In a solar pond, sunlight heats the bottom saltwater layer, causing the water to rise. The salt prevents the water from fully mixing due to differences in density. This traps heat in the bottom layer for later use.

    SOLAR POND

    By

    P. Vamsi Krishna

    08BK1A0247

    INTRODUCTION
    INCREASING DEMAND FOR ENERGY

    SOLAR POND
    A solar pond is a pool of saltwater which acts as a large-scale solar thermal energy collector with integral heat storage for supplying thermal energy.

    LAYERS OF A SOLAR POND


    Top layer with low salt content

    Intermediate layer for insulation


    Bottom layer with high salt content

    WORKING PRINCIPLE
    Tendency of water to raise upwards when heated. Restriction of this tendency by dissolving salt in the bottom layer.

    LAYOUT OF A SOLAR POND

    TYPES OF SOLAR PONDS


    Nonconvecting ponds, which reduce heat loss by
    preventing convection from occurring within the pond. Convecting ponds, which reduce heat loss by hindering evaporation with a cover over the surface of the pond.

    CONVECTING SOLAR PONDS


    These ponds are convective and prevents evaporation. Generally shallow. Pure water is enclosed in a bag. The water in the bag is heated by the sun during the day. Absorption is maximized by a dark bottom, insulation below, and glass or plastic on top. Heat loss is minimized.

    NON CONVECTING SOLAR PONDS


    A solar salt pond contains two

    convective layers and a middle non convective layer. The Non convective layer traps the heat. A heat transfer liquid is pumped through a heat exchanger placed on the bottom of the pond, removing the energy. . The bottom layer always remains denser than the upper layers.. Brine concentration

    ELECTRICITY GENERATION
    An Organic Rankine Cycle Engine power generator is used to convert the energy from the pond to solar energy. Evaporation of hot water. This drives a turbine, which in turn produces electricity.

    The gas is then condensed and recycled once it has been cooled.

    ADVANTAGES
    The approach is particularly attractive for rural areas in developing countries. No need of a separate collector for this thermal storage system.

    Heat energy is provided without burning fuel, thus reducing pollution.


    Conventional energy resources are conserved. Diffuse radiation (cloudy days) is fully used.

    DISADVANTAGES
    The evaporated surface water needs to be constantly replenished.

    The accumulating salt crystals have to be removed and can be both a valuable by-product and a maintenance expense.
    Solar ponds can only be economically constructed if there is an abundance of inexpensive salt, flat land, and easy access to water. Environmental factors are also important. An example is preventing soil contamination from the brine in a solar pond.

    APPLICATIONS
    Generating heat Generating electricity Water desalination

    Thermal energy storage

    EXAMPLES
    BEIT HAARAVA POND BHUJ SOLAR POND

    CONCLUSION
    Solar ponds can be effectively used as replacements in industries that use fossil fuel to generate thermal energy. Solar ponds can be used for process heating, refrigeration, water desalination, production of magnesium chloride, bromine recovery from bittern, enhancement of salt yield in salt farms. It will be the future energy source.

    Because of the current availability of cheap fossil fuels, solar pond development has been limited.
    Further research is aimed at addressing the problems, such as the development of membrane ponds. These use a thin permeable membrane to separate the layers without allowing salt to pass through.

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