Device and system for the implementation of the falling pond method to counter the upward diffussion of salt in a salinity gradient solar pond
AssigneeGood Earth Mechanics, LLC
InventorGeorge Samuel Nitschke
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InventorGeorge Samuel Nitschke
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A Salinity Gradient Solar Pond has saturated salt water in the bottom of the pond and nearly fresh water at the top, with a gradient zone between the top and bottom. Due to this salinity stratification the upward diffusion of salt is a natural consequence in SGSP's. This upward diffusion of salt has been found to range 60-80 gr/m2/day (Tabor, H.; Solar Ponds, Solar Energy, v. 27 (3), pp. 181-194, 1981 and v. 30 (1), pp. 85-86, 1983). Controlling the salinity gradient in SGSP systems is vital to their reliable operation. One proposed method for controlling the salinity gradient is the so called “Falling Pond” method, where water is extracted from the saturated bottom layer by some means and returned to the nearly fresh upper layer. This action creates a downward velocity in the pond's layers which can be matched to counter the upward diffusion of salt, thereby maintaining the pond's gradient stationary in space.
A system to counter the upward diffusion of salt in a salinity gradient solar pond comprising:
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