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Regional applicability and potential of salt-gradient solar ponds in the United States. Volume 2: Detailed reportA comprehensive assessment of the regional applicability and potential of salt-gradient solar ponds in the United States is provided. The assessment is focused on the general characteristics of twelve defined geographic regions. Natural resources essential to solar ponds are surveyed. Meteorological and hydrogeological conditions affecting pond performance are examined. Potentially favorable pond sites are identified. Regional thermal and electrical energy output from solar ponds is calculated. Selected pond design cases are studied. Five major potential market sectors are evaluated in terms of technical and energy-consumption characteristics, and solar-pond applicability and potential. Relevant pond system data and financial factors are analyzed. Solar-pond energy costs are compared with conventional energy costs. The assessment concludes that, excepting Alaska, ponds are applicable in all regions for at least two market sectors. Total solar pond energy supply potential in the five market sectors examined is estimated to be 8.94 quads/yr by the year 2000, approximately 7.2% of the projected total national energy demand.
Document ID
19820014791
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Lin, E. I. H. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
March 15, 1982
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Report/Patent Number
JPL-PUB-82-10-VOL-2
DOE/JPL-1060-50-VOL-2
NAS 1.26:168806
NASA-CR-168806
JPL-5107-1-VOL-2
Accession Number
82N22665
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: DE-AT04-80AL-13135
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
PROJECT: RTOP 776-81-61
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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