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	%0 Journal Article
	%A Safwan Kanan and  Jonathan Dewsbury and  Gregory Lane-Serff
	%D 2014
	%J International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 85, 2014
	%T A Simple Heat and Mass Transfer Model for Salt Gradient Solar Ponds
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9997107
	%V 85
	%X A salinity gradient solar pond is a free energy source system for collecting, convertingand storing solar energy as heat. In thispaper, the principles of solar pond are explained. A mathematical model is developed to describe and simulate heat and mass transferbehaviour of salinity gradient solar pond. MATLAB codes are programmed to solve the one dimensional finite difference method for heat and mass transfer equations. Temperature profiles and concentration distributions are calculated. The numerical results are validated with experimental data and the results arefound to be in good agreement.

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