Journal
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
Volume 141, Issue -, Pages 948-957Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.06.061
Keywords
Thermal characteristic; Freezing depth; Heating two-phase closed thermosyphon embankment; High-speed railway; Seasonally frozen regions
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41230630, 41471063]
- Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences [QYZDY-SSW-DQC015]
- 100-Talent Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Annual Research Program of China Railway Group Limited
- Annual Scientific Research Program of China Railway Corporation [2016G002-A]
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The heating two-phase closed thermosyphon (HTPCT), as a highly efficient heat transfer device, can be used to warm embankments in seasonally frozen regions. The HTPCT is driven by the combination of solar energy and electric heating. In this paper, to evaluate the heating performance of the HTPCTs applied to the embankment of high-speed railway in seasonally frozen regions, a three-dimensional coupled heat transfer model was developed based on the heat and mass transfer theories and the principle of HTPCT, then the thermal property of the embankment with HTPCT was simulated by this model for 10 years according to geology and atmospheric temperature conditions. The numerical results show that: (1) the freezing depth of the normal embankment is larger than that of natural ground surface; (2) the HTPCTs are effective to adjust and increase the geotemperature of the embankment in cold seasons, and could greatly reduce the freezing depth in the central part of the embankment under the concrete track plate; (3) the effective heating area of the HTPCT is limited, and the freezing depths under the shoulders and slope toes of the embankment are still larger than that under the track plate.
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