Solar Ponds for Industrial Process Heat
Solar ponds offer perhaps the simplest technique for conversion of solar energy to thermal energy, which can be used for industrial process heat. It is unique in its capability in acting both as collector and storage. Further, the cost of solar pond per unit area is less than any active collectors available today. Combination of these economic and technical factors make solar ponds attractive as a fuel saver in IPH applications. Detailed calculations are given for solar ponds in two specific applications: providing hot water for aluminum can washing in a manufacturing plant and hot water for washing in a large commercial laundry. With the help of computer codes developed at SERI for other solar IPH systems, it is shown that solar ponds are far more cost effective than any other solar IPH technology for these applications.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 5857765
- Report Number(s):
- SERI/TP-351-460
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Shallow Solar Pond Collector evolution through polymer testing and selection
Experimental performance of shallow solar pond of novel design
Related Subjects
140905*
141000 -- Solar Collectors & Concentrators
CLEANING
COST
DESIGN
ECONOMICS
ENERGY
ENERGY STORAGE
HEAT
HEAT STORAGE
HEATING
INDUSTRY
LAUNDRIES
PERFORMANCE
PONDS
PROCESS HEAT
SALINITY GRADIENTS
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR HEATING
SOLAR PONDS
SOLAR PROCESS HEAT
SOLAR WATER HEATING
STORAGE
USES
WASHING
cleaning
cost
design
economics
energy
energy storage
heat
heat storage
heating
industry
laundries
performance
ponds
process heat
salinity gradients
sensible heat storage
solar collectors
solar heating
solar ponds
solar process heat
solar water heating
uses
washing