Optimum pond temperature for maximizing power production of a non-convecting solar-pond heat-conversion system

Kouichi Kamiuto

Applied Energy, 1988, vol. 30, issue 4, 305-316

Abstract: In order to maximize the output from a non-convecting solar-pond powerplant, the optimum pond temperature and the corresponding final conversion efficiency are determined numerically for the meteorological conditions of Japan. In the analysis, the total depth of the pond is assumed to be 3 m, while the thickness of a non-convecting zone and the heat sink temperature of the power plant are varied. The optimum final conversion efficiency of the present non-convecting solar-pond thermal-energy conversion system is about half that of a convecting solar-pond power-plant.

Date: 1988
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