Frozen soils cover about 40% of the land surface on the earth and are responsible for the global energybalances affecting the climate. Measurement of the thermal properties of frozen soils during phasetransition is im...Frozen soils cover about 40% of the land surface on the earth and are responsible for the global energybalances affecting the climate. Measurement of the thermal properties of frozen soils during phasetransition is important for analyzing the thermal transport process. Due to the involvement of phasetransition, the thermal properties of frozen soils are rather complex. This paper introduces the uses of amultifunctional instrument that integrates time domain reflectometry （TDR） sensor and thermal pulsetechnology （TPT） to measure the thermal properties of soil during phase transition. With this method,the extent of phase transition （freezing/thawing） was measured with the TDR module; and the correspondingthermal properties were measured with the TPT module. Therefore, the variation of thermalproperties with the extent of freezing/thawing can be obtained. Wet soils were used to demonstrate theperformance of this measurement method. The performance of individual modules was first validatedwith designed experiments. The new sensor was then used to monitor the properties of soils duringfreezingethawing process, from which the freezing/thawing degree and thermal properties weresimultaneously measured. The results are consistent with documented trends of thermal propertiesvariations. 2015 Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Production and hosting byElsevier B.V. All rights reserved.展开更多
Disodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate （Na2HPO4·12H2O） is an attractive candidate for phase change materials. The main problem for its practical use comes from incongruent melting character during thermal cy...Disodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate （Na2HPO4·12H2O） is an attractive candidate for phase change materials. The main problem for its practical use comes from incongruent melting character during thermal cycling. Experimentally, heat of fusion of the pure salt decreased from 200 to 25 jog 1 in a four-run freeze-thaw cycling. Additives such as thickening agent or in-situ synthesized polyacrylate sodium in the molten salt can prevent its phase separation to some extent. In the test, sodium alginate 3.0%-5.0% （w/w） thickened mixture containing Na2HPOn·12H2O and some water showed constant heat storage capacities. Polyacrylate sodium gelled salt was synthesized through polymerizing sodium acrylate in the melt of Na2HPOn·12H2O and some extra water at 50 ℃. Optimum conditions composed of sodium acrylate 3.0%-5.0% （w/w）, cross-linking agent N,N-methylenebis-acrylamide 0.10%-0.20% （w/w）, K2S208 and Na2SO3 （mass ratio 1 ; 1） 0.06%-0.12% （w/w）. As opposed to normal large crystals of pure Na2HPOn·12H2O in solid state, the gelled salt existed in a large number of tiny particles dispersed in the gel network at room temperature, commonly less than 2 mm. But only those sample particles with sizes less than 0.2 mm may have relatively stable thermal storage property. A problem encountered was the poor reproducibility of the synthesis method： heat storage capacity of the product was often very different even though the synthesis was carried out in the same conditions. An alternative gelling method by sodium alginate grafted sodium acrylate was tried and it showed a fairly good effect. Heat capacities and heat of fusion of Na2HPO4·12H2O were measured by an adiabatic calorimeter.展开更多
文摘Frozen soils cover about 40% of the land surface on the earth and are responsible for the global energybalances affecting the climate. Measurement of the thermal properties of frozen soils during phasetransition is important for analyzing the thermal transport process. Due to the involvement of phasetransition, the thermal properties of frozen soils are rather complex. This paper introduces the uses of amultifunctional instrument that integrates time domain reflectometry （TDR） sensor and thermal pulsetechnology （TPT） to measure the thermal properties of soil during phase transition. With this method,the extent of phase transition （freezing/thawing） was measured with the TDR module; and the correspondingthermal properties were measured with the TPT module. Therefore, the variation of thermalproperties with the extent of freezing/thawing can be obtained. Wet soils were used to demonstrate theperformance of this measurement method. The performance of individual modules was first validatedwith designed experiments. The new sensor was then used to monitor the properties of soils duringfreezingethawing process, from which the freezing/thawing degree and thermal properties weresimultaneously measured. The results are consistent with documented trends of thermal propertiesvariations. 2015 Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Production and hosting byElsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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文摘Disodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate （Na2HPO4·12H2O） is an attractive candidate for phase change materials. The main problem for its practical use comes from incongruent melting character during thermal cycling. Experimentally, heat of fusion of the pure salt decreased from 200 to 25 jog 1 in a four-run freeze-thaw cycling. Additives such as thickening agent or in-situ synthesized polyacrylate sodium in the molten salt can prevent its phase separation to some extent. In the test, sodium alginate 3.0%-5.0% （w/w） thickened mixture containing Na2HPOn·12H2O and some water showed constant heat storage capacities. Polyacrylate sodium gelled salt was synthesized through polymerizing sodium acrylate in the melt of Na2HPOn·12H2O and some extra water at 50 ℃. Optimum conditions composed of sodium acrylate 3.0%-5.0% （w/w）, cross-linking agent N,N-methylenebis-acrylamide 0.10%-0.20% （w/w）, K2S208 and Na2SO3 （mass ratio 1 ; 1） 0.06%-0.12% （w/w）. As opposed to normal large crystals of pure Na2HPOn·12H2O in solid state, the gelled salt existed in a large number of tiny particles dispersed in the gel network at room temperature, commonly less than 2 mm. But only those sample particles with sizes less than 0.2 mm may have relatively stable thermal storage property. A problem encountered was the poor reproducibility of the synthesis method： heat storage capacity of the product was often very different even though the synthesis was carried out in the same conditions. An alternative gelling method by sodium alginate grafted sodium acrylate was tried and it showed a fairly good effect. Heat capacities and heat of fusion of Na2HPO4·12H2O were measured by an adiabatic calorimeter.
