<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <article key="pdf/10004255" mdate="2016-03-02 00:00:00"> <author>N. W. K. Jayatissa and R. Attalage and Prabath Hewageegana and P. A. A. Perera and M. A. Punyasena</author> <title>Long Term Stability of an Experimental InsulatedModel SalinityGradient Solar Pond</title> <pages>319 - 324</pages> <year>2016</year> <volume>10</volume> <number>2</number> <journal>International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering</journal> <ee>https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10004255</ee> <url>https://publications.waset.org/vol/110</url> <publisher>World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology</publisher> <abstract>Per capita energy usage in any country is exponentially increasing with their development. As a result, the country&amp;amp;rsquo;s dependence on the fossil fuels for energy generation is also increasing tremendously creating economic and environmental concerns. Tropical countries receive considerable amount of solar radiation throughout the year, use of solar energy with different energy storage and conversion methodologies is a viable solution to minimize the ever increasing demand for the depleting fossil fuels. Salinity gradient solar pond is one such solar energy application. This paper reports the characteristics and performance of a thermally insulated, experimental salinitygradient solar pond, built at the premises of the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. Particular stress is given to the behavior of the evolution of the three layer structure exist at the stable state of a salinity gradient solar pond over a long period of time, under different environmental conditions. The operational procedures required to maintain the long term thermal stability are also reported in this article. </abstract> <index>Open Science Index 110, 2016</index> </article>