Constructal design of salt-gradient solar pond fields

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dc.contributor.authorGonzález, Daniel I.
dc.contributor.authorAmigo Álvarez, José Manuel
dc.contributor.authorLorente, Sylvie
dc.contributor.authorBejan, Adrian
dc.contributor.authorSuárez Poch, Francisco Ignacio
dc.contributor.otherCEDEUS (Chile)
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-24T19:20:44Z
dc.date.available2024-09-24T19:20:44Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractSalt-gradient solar ponds (SGSPs) are water bodies that capture and accumulate large amounts of solar energy. The design of an SGSP field has never been analyzed in terms of studying the optimal number of solar ponds that must be built to maximize the useful energy that can be collected in the field, or the most convenient way to connect the ponds. In this paper, we use constructal design to find the optimal configuration of an SGSP field. A steady-state thermal model was constructed to estimate the energy collected by each SGSP, and then a complementary model was developed to determine the final temperature of a defined mass flow rate of a fluid that will be heated by heat exchangers connected to the solar ponds. By applying constructal design, four configurations for the SGSP field, with different surface area distribution, were evaluated: series, parallel, mixed series-parallel and tree-shaped configurations. For the study site of this investigation, it was found that the optimal SGSP field consists of 30 solar ponds of increasing surface area connected in series. This SGSP field increases the final temperature of the fluid to be heated in 22.9%, compared to that obtained in a single SGSP. The results of this study show that is possible to use constructal theory to further optimize the heat transfer of an SGSP field. Experimental results of these configurations would be useful in future works to validate the methodology proposed in this study
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2021-08-20
dc.fuente.origenConveris
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/er.3539
dc.identifier.eissn1099-114X
dc.identifier.issn0363-907X
dc.identifier.scopusid84963571314
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/er.3539
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/87935
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000380022100010
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Ingeniería; González, Daniel I.; S/I; 178374
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Ingeniería; Amigo Álvarez, José Manuel; S/I; 193787
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Ingeniería; Suárez Poch, Francisco Ignacio; 0000-0002-4394-957X; 15891
dc.issue.numero10
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido parcial
dc.pagina.final1446
dc.pagina.inicio1428
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons
dc.revistaInternational Journal of Energy Research
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectSolar energy
dc.subjectSalt-gradient solar pond
dc.subjectConstructal theory
dc.subjectRenewable energy systems
dc.subjectSustainable development
dc.subject.ddc620
dc.subject.deweyIngenieríaes_ES
dc.subject.ods07 Affordable and clean energy
dc.subject.odspa07 Energía asequible y no contaminante
dc.titleConstructal design of salt-gradient solar pond fields
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen40
sipa.codpersvinculados178374
sipa.codpersvinculados193787
sipa.codpersvinculados15891
sipa.trazabilidadConveris;20-07-2021
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