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The philosophy of design and construction of the Kuwait 1700 m 2 solar pond
Author(s) -
AlHomoud A. A.,
AlKandari A.,
AlMarafie A. M.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4440130210
Subject(s) - solar pond , solar energy , environmental science , work (physics) , fresh water , environmental engineering , philosophy of design , civil engineering , engineering , hydrology (agriculture) , geotechnical engineering , mechanical engineering , philosophy , philosophy education , epistemology , electrical engineering
This paper discusses the design and construction philosophy of the Kuwait solar‐pond/multistage‐flash system. The present work came about to study the performance of a solar pond as a main source for energy collection and storage and to use the collected heat in producing fresh water, which is difficult to obtain in remote areas. The pond is built with 1700 m 2 of surface area and 45° sloping sides. Taking the natural surroundings and the nature of the climate into account, the pond is estimated to perform at 18% efficiency. The collected energy, which is estimated at 1800 kWh/day, will be used to produce 25 m 3 of fresh water daily.