Abstract: This technical brief presents a study on the effectiveness of the bottom insulation of a salinity gradient solar pond (SGSP) in Melbourne, Australia. Insulation is applied at the bottom of a SGSP in order to minimize the ...

Abstract: This study addresses the method of adding heat to a salt gradient solar pond (SGSP) from external sources and investigates the thermal performance of the pond. In this case, the external heat source is solar heat collected ...

Abstract: The wide spread adoption of heat pipes in automotive and aviation application is hampered by the fact that they require protection against frost damage caused by the repetitive exposure to subzero temperatures. Here, we ...