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A New Structural Model for Predicting Effective Thermal Conductivity of Variably Saturated Porous Materials

포화도에 따른 다공성 매질의 유효열전도도 변화 예측 모델

  • Cha, Jang-Hwan (Department of Geoenvironmental Sciences, Kongju National University) ;
  • Koo, Min-Ho (Department of Geoenvironmental Sciences, Kongju National University) ;
  • Keehm, Young-Seuk (Department of Geoenvironmental Sciences, Kongju National University)
  • 차장환 (공주대학교 지질환경과학과) ;
  • 구민호 (공주대학교 지질환경과학과) ;
  • 김영석 (공주대학교 지질환경과학과)
  • Received : 2011.07.05
  • Accepted : 2011.09.05
  • Published : 2011.10.31
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Abstract

Based on Maxwell-Eucken(ME) model, which is one of structural models, a new model for predicting the effective thermal conductivity of variably saturated porous materials is proposed. The new model is a linear combination of three ME models having matrix, water, and air as a continuous phase. The coefficient of the corresponding linear equation is defined by a parameter referred to as 'the continuity coefficient', which provides a relative degree of continuity of each phase. The continuity coefficient of matrix is assumed to be linearly proportional to porosity. The model can be linear or nonlinear depending on how the continuity coefficients of water and air vary with water saturation. The feasibility of the proposed model was examined by both numerical and experimental results. Both linear and nonlinear models showed a high accuracy of prediction with $R^2$ values of 0.86-0.98 and 0.88-0.99, respectively. The numerical and experimental results also showed that the continuity coefficient of matrix was linearly proportional to porosity. Therefore, the proposed prediction model can be effectively used to estimate effective thermal conductivity of unsaturated porous materials by measuring porosity, water content and mineralogical compositions of matrix.

구조모델의 하나인 Maxwell-Eucken(ME) 모델을 이용하여 불포화 다공성 매질의 유효열전도도를 예측할 수 있는 새로운 모델을 제시하였다. 제시된 모델은 기질, 물 그리고 공기가 각각 연속상으로 존재하는 경우에 해당하는 3개 ME모델의 선형조합으로 표현되며, 매질 내에서 각 성분의 상대적 연속성 정도를 나타내는 '연속성계수'의 개념을 도입하여 선형방정식의 계수로 이용하였다. 기질의 연속성계수는 공극률과 선형의 관계를, 물과 공기의 연속성계수는 포화도와 선형 또는 비선형의 관계를 갖는 것으로 가정하였다. 공극구조가 알려진 3개 시료에 대한 열전달 모사 결과와 3개 시료의 열전도도 실험 결과를 이용하여 제시된 모델의 신뢰성을 평가하였다. 6개 시료에 대한 모델 예측값의 결정계수($R^2$)는 선형모델의 경우 0.86-0.98, 비선형모델의 경우 0.88-0.99로 나타나 모델의 예측 신뢰도가 매우 높은 것으로 분석되었다. 또한, 6개 시료에 대한 분석 결과를 이용하여 기질의 연속성계수와 공극률과의 관계식을 제시하였다. 따라서 본 예측모델은 기질의 열전도도, 공극률 및 포화도로부터 불포화 다공성 매질의 유효열전도도를 계산하는 데 이용될 수 있다.

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