Experimental Investigations on a 1.00 m2 Solar Gel Pond

Natarajan Sozhan; Thiyagarajan Senthilvelan; T. Kaliyappan; E. Vijayakrishna Rapaka; S.P. Sivapirakasam

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.592-594.2360

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Experimental Investigations on a 1.00 m² Solar Gel Pond

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— In the present work, a 1 m² solar gel pond was fabricated and tested. Experiments were performed on a 1.0 m² Solar Gel Pond area at Karaikal, Pondicherry, India (Latitude 10.55° N & Longitudinal 79.52° E). The experimental investigation were carried out in to study the influence of Upper Gel layer thickness (UGL), Salinity of Lower Convective Storage Zone (LCSZ), Depth of LCSZ on the storage temperature of the solar gel pond. The maximum storage temperature of 65.5 °C was achieved in a span of 15 days. Keywords —solar gel pond, polymer gel, storage temperature, solar energy

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 592-594)

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Natarajan Sozhan*, Thiyagarajan Senthilvelan, T. Kaliyappan, E. Vijayakrishna Rapaka, S.P. Sivapirakasam

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Polymer Gel, Solar Energy, Solar Gel Pond, Storage Temperature

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