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SALT POND [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-06-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Solar Energy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- salt-gradient solar pond 1, record 1, English, salt%2Dgradient%20solar%20pond
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- non-convecting solar pond 2, record 1, English, non%2Dconvecting%20solar%20pond
- salt pond 3, record 1, English, salt%20pond
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Solar salt pond generating project. A body of water that collects solar energy and stores it as thermal energy. The introduction of salt into a pond allows the density of the pond water to be controlled. A salinity gradient within the pond allows thermal storage in the dense high-salinity water near the pond bottom. The stored thermal energy is used to drive a Rankine-cycle heat engine. 4, record 1, English, - salt%2Dgradient%20solar%20pond
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Salt-gradient solar ponds operate with three distinct zones of increasing salinity from the surface to the bottom. The bottom, or storage zone, is a convective layer of near-saturated brine. The intermediate or gradient zone is a non-convective insulating layer of decreasing salinity towards the surface zone. The surface zone is a thin convective layer of fresh or slightly saline water. 1, record 1, English, - salt%2Dgradient%20solar%20pond
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Énergie solaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bassin solaire à gradients thermiques inversés
1, record 1, French, bassin%20solaire%20%C3%A0%20gradients%20thermiques%20invers%C3%A9s
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- étang solaire à gradient de salinité 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9tang%20solaire%20%C3%A0%20gradient%20de%20salinit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de capteur solaire formé d'un bassin rempli de trois couches d'eau inégalement salées, les couches les plus salées étant au fond et l'eau douce en surface. La différence de densité entre les couches les empêchent de se mélanger; les pertes de chaleur s'en trouvent réduites car les couches supérieures ne sont pas convectrices. 3, record 1, French, - bassin%20solaire%20%C3%A0%20gradients%20thermiques%20invers%C3%A9s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La technologie utilisée par la turbine du type cycle de Rankine se rapproche de celle utilisée par la société Sofretes, et les sources chaudes et froides proviennent des bassins solaires à gradients thermiques inversés (concentration différente de sel dans les couches d'eau inférieures et supérieures). 1, record 1, French, - bassin%20solaire%20%C3%A0%20gradients%20thermiques%20invers%C3%A9s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-04-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- salt pond 1, record 2, English, salt%20pond
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cuvette évaporitique
1, record 2, French, cuvette%20%C3%A9vaporitique
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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