The daily performance of a solar pond integrated with solar collectors

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• 作者：Ismail Bozkurt^a ; ¹ ; ^{ismail_bozkurt44@yahoo.com} ; Mehmet Karakilcik^b ; ^{kkilcik@cu.edu.tr}
• 关键词：Solar pond ; Solar collector ; Integrated system ; Heat storage performance ; Thermal energy
• 刊名：Solar Energy
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：80_0038092x
• 类别：ce
• 出版时间：May, 2012
• 卷：86
• 期：5
• 页码：1611-1620
• 文件大小：1087 K

摘要

The present study deals with heat storage performance investigation of integrated solar pond and collector system. In the experimental work, a cylindrical solar pond system (CSPS) with a radius of 0.80 m and a depth of 2.0 m and four flat plate collectors dimensions of 1.90 m 脳 0.90 m was built in Cukurova University in Adana, Turkey. The CSPS was filled with salty water of various densities to form three salty water zones (Upper Convective Zone, Non-Convective Zone and Heat Storage Zone). Heat energy collected by collectors was transferred to the solar pond storage zone by using a heat exchanger system which is connected to the solar collectors. Several temperature sensors connected to a data acquisition system were placed vertically inside the CSPS and at the inlet and outlet of the heat exchanger. Experimental studies were performed using 1, 2, 3 and 4 collectors integrated with the CSPS under approximately the same condition. The integrated solar pond efficiencies were calculated experimentally and theoretically according to the number of collectors. As a result, the experimental efficiencies are found to be 21.30%, 23.60%, 24.28%and 26.52%; the theoretical efficiencies to be 23.42%, 25.48%, 26.55%and 27.70%for 1, 2, 3 and 4 collectors, respectively. Theoretical efficiencies were compared with the experimental results and hence a good agreement is found between experimental and theoretical efficiency profiles.