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GEL POND [1 record]

Record 1 2008-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Solar Energy
DEF

[A] solar ... pond which uses a transparent polymer that floats on top of salt water and acts as a thermal insulator.

OBS

Heat trapped beneath the polymer layer is then harnessed by circulating the hot water through an external heat exchanger.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Énergie solaire
DEF

Étang solaire recouvert d'une pellicule transparente de polymère qui sert d'isolant thermique.

OBS

La chaleur emprisonnée sous la couche de polymère est récupérée par circulation de l'eau chaude dans un échangeur thermique placé à l'extérieur.

Spanish

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