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Solar salt pond potential site survey for electrical power generationA solar salt gradient pond acts as a passive heat sink or thermal battery in which energy can be recovered through the conversion of thermal energy into electrical energy. Here, a condensation of a larger report that focused on the identification of potential salt gradient pond sites in the United States using in-situ resources is presented. It is shown that there are at least 24 states that lie in a primary or secondary potential site category. Fourteen states are assigned as primary states and ten are assigned as secondary. The division is subjectively based on the severity of winter weather. The most promising states are those that lie in the southern half of the country. When the primary and secondary category states are combined with the other states that may be able to support a pond, a total of 38 states exhibit the possibility of supporting power generation sites of various size.
Document ID
19830050308
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hurick, M. G.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1982
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Meeting Information
Meeting: Enhancement of quality through environmental technology; Twenty-eighth Annual Technical Meeting
Location: Atlanta, GA
Start Date: April 21, 1982
End Date: April 23, 1982
Accession Number
83A31526
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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