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http://dx.doi.org/10.5916/jkosme.2016.40.4.264

Numerical analysis of solar pond with insulation layer  

Yu, Jik-Su (Department of Power System Engineering, Kunsan National University)
Mun, Soo-Beom (Training Center of Ship Operation, Kunsan National University)
Abstract
This paper reports a fundamental study of temperature characteristics of a solar pond with an insulation layer. Further, these characteristics were compared with those of a solar pond without the insulation layer. The governing equation was discretized via finite difference method. The governing equations are two-dimensional unsteady-state second-order partial differential equations. The conclusions of the study are as follows: 1) If the depth of the solar pond was increased, the desired effect of increase in temperature was not produced because the amount of solar insolation received by the bottom of the solar pond decreased. 2) As the temperature of the soil during winter is higher than the temperature of the water in a solar pond, heat was transferred from the soil to the solar pond. 3) For the case of the solar pond with insulation layer, it was estimated that the dependence rate of solar energy was 83.3% and that of the boiler was 16.7%.
Keywords
Numerical analysis; Solar pond; Insulation layer; Finite Difference Method; Two-dimensional unsteady-state equation;
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