Abstract: A solar pond may be used as a large area collector and for the storage of solar energy. The salt‐gradient solar pond is a body of saline water in which the concentration increases with depth. This density gradient inhibits ...

Abstract: Heat extraction is done by recycling pond water: Hot water stored in the lower region (convective storage zone) of a salt‐gradient solar pond is pumped from the end of the pond, passed through a heat exchanger, and returned ...