Investigation of turbidity effect on exergetic performance of solar ponds

Atiz A., Bozkurt I., KARAKILÇIK M., Dincer I.

ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, cilt.87, ss.351-358, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 87
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.07.016
  • Dergi Adı: ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.351-358
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Solar pond, Turbidity effect, Transmission of salty water, Exergy analysis, Efficiency, RADIATION TRANSMISSION, WATER TURBIDITY
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The present paper undertakes a study on the exergetic performance assessment of a solar pond and experimental investigation of turbidity effect on the system performance. There are various types of solar energy applications including solar ponds. One of significant parameters to consider in the assessment of solar pond performance is turbidity which is caused by dirty over time (e.g., insects, leaf, dust and wind bringing parts fall down). Thus, the turbidity in the salty water decreases solar energy transmission through the zones. In this study, the samples are taken from the three zones of the solar pond and analyzed using a spectrometer for three months. The transmission aspects of the solar pond are investigated under calm and turbidity currents to help distinguish the efficiencies. Furthermore, the maximum exergy efficiencies are found to be 28.40% for the calm case and 22.27% with turbidity effects for the month of August, respectively. As a result, it is confirmed that the solar pond performance is greatly affected by the turbidity effect. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.