• 한국지열·수열에너지학회논문집
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2011

Storing and transferring heat in soils is governed by the soil thermal properties and these properties are therefore needed in many engineering applications, including horizontal ground heat exchanger for ground-coupled heat pumps. This paper presents the evaluation results of the ground subsurface temperature and apparent thermal diffusivity of soils by using ground temperature data collected at the depths of 0.5 m, 1.0 m, 1.5 m, 3.0 m, and 5.0 m at four sites. The existing correlation assuming that the soil was homogeneous and of constant thermal diffusivity was applied to calculate the subsurface temperature and two analytical equations, amplitude and phase equation, were also used to evaluate the soil apparent thermal diffusivity. Comparison of the estimated and of the measured values of the subsurface temperature has shown that the empirical correlation predicts quite accurately the ground temperature at various depths. Based on the one-dimensional heat conduction equation, the apparent thermal diffusivity can be estimated by the two equations.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.356-364
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• 2011

Storage and transfer heat in soils is governed by the soil thermal properties and these properties are therefore needed in many engineering applications, including horizontal ground heat exchanger for ground-coupled heat pumps. This paper presents the evaluation results of the thermal diffusivity of soils (silica, quartzite, limestone, sandstone, granite, and two masonry soils used for the trench backfilling materials of the horizontal ground heat exchanger. To assess this thermal property, we (i) measure the soil thermal conductivities using single-probe method and (ii) use the de Vries method of summing the heat capacities of the soil constituents. The results show that the thermal diffusivity tends to increase as dry soil begins to wet, but it approaches a constant value or even decreases as the soil continues to wet. Combined algorithm with and improved model for the thermal conductivity of soils and the constituent equation provides accurate estimates of the soil thermal diffusivity.

• 한국지열·수열에너지학회논문집
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.51-59
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• 2011

Storage and transfer heat in soils are governed by the soil thermal properties and these properties are therefore needed in many engineering applications, including horizontal ground heat exchanger for ground-coupled heat pumps. This paper presents the measured results of the thermal diffusivity of soils(silica, quartzite, limestone, sandstone, and masonry soils) used for the trench backfilling materials of the horizontal ground heat exchanger. To assess this thermal property, we (i) measure the soil thermal conductivities and volumetric heat capacities using dual-probe method and (ii) compare the estimates from the de Vries method of summing the heat capacities of the soil constituents. The results show that the thermal diffusivity tends to increase as dry soil begins to wet, but it approaches a constant value or even decreases as the soil continues to wet. Measurements made by using the dual-probe method agreed well with independent estimates obtained using the single-probe method.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2012

The thermal properties including volumetric heat capacity, thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, and diurnal and annual damping depths of 10 representative soil series of Korea were calculated using some measurable soil parameters based on the Taxonomical Classification of Korean Soils. The heat capacity of soils demonstrated a linear function of water content and ranged from 0.2 to $0.8cal\;cm^{-3}^{\circ}C^{-1}$ for dry and saturated medium-textured soil, respectively. A small increase in water content of the dry soils caused a sharp increase in thermal conductivity. Upon further increases in water content, the conductivity increased ever more gradually and reached to a maximum value at saturation. The transition from low to high thermal conductivity occurred at low water content in the soils with coarse texture, and at high water content in the other textures. Thermal conductivity ranged between $0.37{\times}10^{-3}cal\;cm^{-1}s^{-1}^{\circ}C^{-1}$ for dry (medium-textured) soil and $4.01{\times}10^{-3}cal\;cm^{-1}s^{-1}^{\circ}C^{-1}$ for saturated (medium/coarse-textured) soil. The thermal diffusivity initially increased rapidly with small increases in water content of the soils, and then decreased upon further increases in the soil-water content. Even in an extreme soil with the highest diffusivity value ($1.1{\times}10^{-2}cm^2s^{-1}$), the daily temperature variation did not penetrate below 70 cm soil depth and the yearly variation not below 13.4 m as four times of damping depths.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.21-30
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• 1998

A theoretical model was developed to evaluate the effects of soil and airflow characteristics on the soil-air heat exchanger performances. The model, which includes three-dimensional transient energy and mass equilibrium-equation, was solved by using a computer program that uses Finite Difference Methods and Gauss-Seidel iteration computation. Energy gains, heat exchange efficiencies, and outlet air temperature are presented including the effects of soil moisture content, soil conductivity, soil thermal diffusivity, and soil initial temperature. Also, data related to the effects of airflow rate and inlet air temperature on the thermal performance of the system are presented. The results indicated that energy gains depend on soil conductivity, soil thermal diffusivity, and soil initial temperature. Heat exchange efficiencies relied on air mass flow rate and soil moisture content.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.220-230
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• 1992

우리나라에서 토양(土壤) 온도(溫度)를 정규적으로 관측(觀測)하고 있는 기상청(氣象廳) 산하(傘下) 기상대(氣象臺) 및 관측소(觀測所) 관측(觀測) 노장(露長)의 토양시료(土壤試料)를 채취(採取)하여 토양(土壤)의 열전도(熱傳度) 특성(特性)과 관련이 깊은 토양(土壤)의 용적밀도(容積密度), 토성(土性), 유기물(有機物) 함량(含量) 등 물리적(物理的) 특질(特質)을 분석(分析)하였으며, 토양(土壤)의 열확산(熱擴散) 계수(係數)를 산출(算出)하였다. 기상청(氣象廳) 산하(傘下) 기상대(氣象臺) 및 관측소(觀測所) 토양(土壤)의 물리적(物理的) 특성(特性)을 조사한 결과(結果) 0-10cm의 표토(表土)는 52%가 사양토(砂壤土)였으며, 양토(壤土)와 미사질양토(微砂質壤土)가 38%, 그리고 식양토(埴壤土) 및 미사질식토(微砂質埴土)가 10%이었다. 이들 토양(土壤)의 열특성(熱特性)과 관계가 깊은 용적밀도(容積密度)는 사토(砂土)가 $1.41g/cm^3$, 양토(壤土)와 미사질양토(微砂質壤土)가 $1.33g/cm^3$, 그리고 식양토9埴壤土) 및 미사질식토(微砂質埴土)가 $1.21g/cm^3$로 토성(土性)이 미세할수록 낮은 값을 보였다. 열확산(熱擴散) 계수(係數)는 평균(平均) $3.53{\times}10^{-3}cm^3/sec$이었으며, $1.159-8.401{\times}10^{-3}cm^3/sec$의 범위에 있었다. 특히 유기물(有機物) 함량(含量)이 높고 용적밀도(容積密度)가 낮은 제주도(濟州道) 토양(土壤)의 열확산(熱擴散) 계수(係數)는 표토(表土)에서 $2{\times}10^{-3}cm^3/sec$으로 다른 지역의 토양(土壤)보다 현저히 낮았다. 토심(土深) 30cm 이하(以下) 토양(土壤)의 열확산(熱擴散) 계수(係數)는 평균(平均) $6.81{\times}10^{-3}cm^3/sec$로 $1.54-16.12{\times}10^{-3}cm^3/sec$의 범위를 보여 표토(表土)보다 높았다. 열확산(熱擴散) 계수(係數)로부터 계산(計算)된 표토(表土)의 일주간(日週期) 불역심(不易深)(damping depth)은 5.92-13.65cm였으며, 깊이 30cm이하의 연주기(年週期) 불역심(不易深)은 124-342cm이었다. 한편, 실험실내(實驗室內)에서 열선막대법에 의하여 측정(測定)된 열확산9熱擴散) 계수(係數)와 용적밀도(容積密度) 및 토양수분함량(土壤水分含量)과의 관계로부터 열확산(熱擴散) 계수(係數)를 추정(推定)할 수 있는 중회귀(重回歸) 모델을 이용하면 토양온도(土壤溫度)가 부족한 지점(地點)의 열확산(熱擴散) 계수(係數)를 추정(推定)할 수 있게 되었다.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2006

This study is to develop a model to predict the soil temperature variation in Korea Institute of Energy Research using its thermal properties, such as thermal conductivity and diffusivity. Soil depth temperature variation is very important in the design of a proper Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) system. This is because the size of the borehole depends on the soil temperature distribution, and this can decrease GSHP system cost. If the thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity are known, the soil temperature can be predicted by either the Krarti equation or the Spitler equation. Then a comparison with the Krarti equation and Spitler equation data with the real measured data can be performed. Also, the thermal properties can be reasonably approximated by performing a fit of the Krarti and Spitler equations with measured temperature data. This was done and, as a result, the Krarti equation and Spitler equation predicted values very close to the measured data. Although there is about a $0.5^{\circ}C$ difference between the deep subsurface prediction (16m - 60m), with this equation, were expected to have model this Non-Homogeneous Soil Temperature phenomenon properly. So, it has been shown that a prediction of non-homogeneous soil temperature variation influenced by solar radiation can be achieved with a model.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.281-290
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• 2013

The vertical structure of sediment temperatures in the tidal flats of Geunso Bay and Seonyu Island in western Korea were measured for more than a year and analyzed. Mean temperature decreased with depth in spring and summer. On the contrary, it increased with depth in fall and winter, faithfully reflecting the seasonal variation resulting from the heating and cooling of the surface sediment. The surface sediment temperatures are shown to be strongly dependent on solar radiation, M2, and M4 tidal components. They are also weakly affected by precipitation. Thermal diffusivity of sediment is estimated at each depth and in each of the four seasons by applying the amplitude equation method. In Geunso Bay, the estimated seasonal-mean values decreased with depth, while they showed little change in Seonyu Island. Depth-averaged thermal diffusivity in Geunso Bay ($1.94 {\times}10^{-7}m^2/s$) was smaller than Seonyu Island ($2.20 {\times}10^{-7}m^2/s$). The variability of thermal diffusivity is shown to corelate with sediment composition and sorting from the grain-size analysis of intertidal sediments in Geunso Bay and Seonyu-do.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.5-14
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• 2016

최근 들어 경제적이고 친환경적인 에너지 활용을 위하여 지열에너지의 필요성이 점차 증대되고 있다. 특히 지열히트펌프 시스템(geothermal heat pump system)으로 불리는 지열 냉난방 시스템의 적용성이 계속 확대되고 있다. 이러한 지열히트펌프 시스템에서 지반의 열전도도와 열확산계수와 같은 지중 열물성은 설계 과정에서 매우 중요한 변수이기에 현장 열응답 시험(thermal response test)을 통해 지반의 열전도도를 산출해야 한다. 본 논문에서는 U와 2U 타입의 지중 열교환기를 매립지 지반에 설치한 후 48시간 동안 현장 열응답 시험을 수행하였으며 지반의 열전도도 뿐만 아니라 지반의 열확산계수를 비선형 회귀분석을 통해 산정할 수 있는 방안을 제시하였다. 또한 지중 열교환기가 설치된 지반의 시료를 채취하여 실내 열물성 실험을 수행하였으며 이를 현장 열응답 시험을 통해 도출된 지반의 열전도도 및 열확산계수 값과 비교하였다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2002년도 하계학술대회 논문집 A
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• pp.22-24
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• 2002

This paper introduces the real-time soil thermal property analyzer and temperature measuring system which is combined with radio telecommunication technique. To measure the thermal parameters in real-time, the radio telecommunication technique are used the personal communication service (PCS) which is in the world-wide serviced commercially firstly by CDMA. The thermal property analyzer has an ability of measuring thermal resistivity, thermal diffusivity and thermal stability. To estimate the soil thermal properties, the curve fitting algorithm by means of the least square method are used. TCP/IP protocol and MTM are used to install the real-time soil thermal property and temperature measurement system at multiple locations along routes of the underground power cables and to reduce the cost of telecommunication.