Category: Transient Plane Source
Author(s): Bijan Adl-Zarrabi, Josef Johnsson, Raheb Mirzanamadi
Keywords: Asphalt, heating, hydronic pavement, hydronic pavement heating, ice and snow, pavement, Thermal Conductivity, thermal properties of pavement, Transient plane source (TPS) method
Abstract: Hydronic Pavement (HP) is a potential alternative method of spreading sand and salt on slippery road surfaces through embedded pipes that circulate brine, oils, or glycol-water. The present study analyzes the thermal properties involved in designing a HP system. The transient plane source method was used to analyze thermal properties of asphalt with various sensor sizes. Results showed that thermal conductivity varied around 6-14% based on the different depths of an asphalt pavement.
Reference: Transportation Research Procedia, 14: 704-713
DOI: 10.1016/j.trpro.2016.05.336