Abstract: In this paper, the effect of the entrainment velocity, the Nusselt number, and the thickness of the salinity gradient zone $(NCZ)$ on the stability of the solar pond are studied. The modelling equations of thermal energy and mass transfer in a salt gradient solar pond are discretized by finite difference methods in the transient regime. A new border condition applicable near the equilibrium of interface between the $(NCZ)$ and the $(LCZ)$ region is proposed. We take account of the effects of both turbulent entrainment and diffusion on the growt...
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Mechanics
Thermodynamics