...L. Kaffel Rebaï; A. K. Mojtabi; M. J. Safi; A. A. Mohamad The linear stability of a plane layer with horizontal temperature and concentration stratification corresponding to gradient zone of a solar pond is investigated. The problem is described by Navier-Stokes equations with Boussinesq-Oberbeck...

... plant is a real hindrance in the introduction of solar energy into wider use. A relatively simple and inexpensive solution was thought to be the Solar Pond. Erel company, developed another type of solar pond during the late 80’s. This was a shallow water pond, on top of which float thermal...

...Huanmin Lu; Andrew H. P. Swift; Herbert D. Hein,, Jr.; John C. Walton The El Paso salinity gradient solar pond, initiated in 1983, has been in operation since 1985. Through 16 years of research and operation, the El Paso Solar Pond has successfully demonstrated applications including desalination...

..., October 2002. Associate Editor: A. Swift. 01 October 2001 01 October 2002 08 05 2003 flow through porous media thermal analysis temperature distribution natural convection solar heating solar ponds Porous Medium Solar Pond Fluid Instability Temperature Distribution...

...Huanmin Lu and; Andrew H. P. Swift The El Paso Solar Pond, a research, development, and demonstration project operated by the University of Texas at El Paso, is a salinity-gradient solar pond with a surface area of 3,000 m 2 and a depth of 3.2 m. The pond utilizes an aqueous solution...