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Site-Specific Research Conducted in Support of the Salton Sea Solar Pond Project - FY 1982 ReportThe design and operation of a salt-gradient solar pond power plant at the Salton Sea presents problems not encountered at small research ponds that were built in the United States. The specific characteristics of the Salton Sea site and the desire to construct the pond using the local clay as a sealant represent major deviations from previous solar pond experience. The site-specific research in support of the plant design is described. The research activity included validation of the spectrophotometric light transmission measurement technique, a search for options for clarifying the turbid and colored water of the Salton Sea, development of water clarification specifications in terms common to industry practice, quantification of gas production from microbiological reactions in the ground, a determination of the combined effects of temperature and salinity on the permeation of the local clays, and a preliminary evaluation of material corrosion.
Document ID
19850005971
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Collected Works
Authors
French, R. L. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Marsh, H. E. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Roschke, E. J. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Wu, Y. C. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1984
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.26:174182
DOE/SF-11592/1
NASA-CR-174182
JPL-PUB-84-68
Accession Number
85N14280
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: DE-AI03-82SF-11592
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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