Journal
JOURNAL OF COLD REGIONS ENGINEERING
Volume 33, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
ASCE-AMER SOC CIVIL ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CR.1943-5495.0000187
Keywords
Thermal-flow relation; Seepage flow; Freezing soil; Infrared thermograph; Hydraulic conductivity variation
Funding
- JSPS KAKENHI [26249068]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [26249068] Funding Source: KAKEN
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High groundwater flow velocity is a major challenge in many artificial ground freezing (AGF) projects, especially in groundwater control projects. That condition may be unfavorable for the formation of a frozen body. This study aims to understand the effect of seepage flow on the heat transfer behavior and hydraulic conductivity variation of sand during the freezing process in AGF projects by using a vertically buried freezing pipe. The authors conducted a small-scale laboratory experiment that combined a flow test, freezing process, and infrared thermograph observations of thermal distribution. The authors prepared saturated Toyoura sand and a Toyoura-silica sand layer combination as the heat-transfer medium. The thermal distribution and hydraulic conductivity behavior were investigated by two series of freezing experiments with different sand layers and flow scenarios. Infrared thermograph observation results showed how water affects the thermal distribution characteristic, whereas flow test results showed the relation between hydraulic conductivity and frozen-body development.
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