Effect of Carboxymethyl Cellulose Gel on Thermal-Energy Storage by Ground Shallow Solar Ponds

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN

Karuthiappan Perumal²  Rajan Jayaprakash²  Sanjay Kumar¹  Toshinori Kojima¹  Thirugnanasambantham Arunkumar² 

[1]Department of Materials and Life Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University

[2]Solar Energy Laboratory, Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, College of Arts and Science

关键词: Ground Shallow Solar Pond;    Solar Pond;    Carboxymethyl Cellulose;    Thermal Energy;    Energy Efficiency;   

DOI  :  10.1252/jcej.10we264

来源: Maruzen Company Ltd

【 摘 要 】

References(11)A shallow saline water solar pond is theoretically modeled and experimentally investigated using a carboxymethyl cellulose gel layer as an evaporation suppressor. Saline water shallow solar ponds are quite frequently encountered in deserts/arid areas and are considered potentially harmful to the soil, with no known usefulness. The influences of various parameters on the efficiency of the ground shallow solar pond are also investigated theoretically and experimentally. The present investigation shows that a very thin layer of gel is capable of increasing the thermal energy retaining capacity of the ponds, which can be harnessed by several available technologies.

【 授权许可】

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