Coupled thermal–hydraulic modeling of artificial ground freezing with uncertainties in pipe inclination and thermal conductivity

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العنوان: Coupled thermal–hydraulic modeling of artificial ground freezing with uncertainties in pipe inclination and thermal conductivity
المؤلفون: Dian-Qing Li, Yong Liu, Xiao-Song Tang, Kai-Qi Li, Shi-Xiang Gu
المصدر: Acta Geotechnica. 17:257-274
بيانات النشر: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
سنة النشر: 2021
مصطلحات موضوعية: Ground freezing, 010102 general mathematics, Flow (psychology), 0211 other engineering and technologies, 02 engineering and technology, Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology, 01 natural sciences, Thermal hydraulics, Soil thermal properties, Thermal conductivity, Solid mechanics, Soil stabilization, Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous), Environmental science, Spatial variability, Geotechnical engineering, 0101 mathematics, 021101 geological & geomatics engineering
الوصف: Artificial ground freezing (AGF) has been widely used as a temporary soil stabilization and waterproofing technique in geotechnical practices (e.g., tunnel construction). Many sources of uncertainty exist during AGF. Firstly, groundwater seepage flow can adversely affect the freezing efficacy. Secondly, freeze pipe inclination inevitably occurs during installation, which is likely to yield an unfrozen path and elevate construction risk. Thirdly, as a key soil parameter, the spatial variability in thermal conductivity can also affect the freezing process. In this work, a unit cell model of freeze pipes is established by a coupled thermo-hydraulic finite element method to examine the effects of these sources of uncertainty. The pipe inclination is considered in the unit cell model by prescribing various values of freeze pipe spacing. The thermal conductivity of soil solid is simulated as a three-dimensional lognormal random field to account for the spatial variability of soil. Results are tabulated to evaluate the additional freezing time required in the AGF system due to the existence of these uncertainties. The findings are capable of determining a reasonable range of freeze pipe spacings and the corresponding critical seepage velocity, and can offer practitioners a rule of thumb for estimating freeze pipe spacing.
تدمد: 1861-1133
1861-1125
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::f7310336e77a34e9f58905d19931eab3
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-021-01221-w
حقوق: CLOSED
رقم الأكسشن: edsair.doi...........f7310336e77a34e9f58905d19931eab3
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE