Salinity gradient solar ponds - Solar Energy Sciences and Engineering Applications - page 196

Figure 7.1.1 Schematic diagram of salinity gradient solar pond.
Figure 7.1.2 Experimental setup shows formation of separate salinity/density gradient layers in
the NCZ.
a constant density water body. The only mode of heat transfer from the lower layers
to the upper layers is by pure conduction and hence NCZ is sometimes also called as
insulation layer. During peak summer the temperatures of the LCZ can reach close to
boiling temperatures if no heat is removed.