Estimation of the thermal properties for partially saturated granite

✍ Scribed by Won-Jin Cho; Sangki Kwon

• Book ID: 104017758
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 454 KB
• Volume: 115
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0013-7952
• DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2010.06.007

✦ Synopsis

Empirical correlations were proposed to predict the thermal conductivity and the specific heat capacity of granite as a function of porosity and water content. Thermal conductivity was described using a modified geometric mean model, and the specific heat capacity was estimated by a series model. The correlations can predict the thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity of granite with estimated errors below 10% and 5%, respectively. Thermal diffusivities can be calculated from the correlations for thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity.