Research Article

A Technical Note on Fabrication and Thermal Performance Studies of a Solar Pond Model

Table 2

Temperature variation of three different zones of solar ponds “A” and “B”.

Day RadiationPond A (°C)Pond B (°C)
D/M/Y °CW/m2UCZNCZLCZUCZNCZLCZ

8/5/20123897034.5140.6249.8134.1141.5856.07
15/5/20123590031.7238.8351.5332.1940.7554.03
22/5/20123795030.4138.1149.5534.5943.9252.14
29/5/20123487028.6435.5446.1933.7342.6355.09
5/6/20123588029.8337.3848.6834.4942.0952.16
12/6/20123791031.1439.9148.7335.6143.8254.13
19/6/20123283027.7634.1242.3932.3740.3952.17
26/6/20123587030.8839.4347.6133.8842.1353.08