An evaluation of soil thermal conductivity models based on the porosity and degree of saturation and a proposal of a new improved model
Weidong Zhang, Ruiqiang Bai, Xiangtian Xu, Wei Liu
Topics & Concepts
Thermal conductivityMean squared errorSaturation (graph theory)Empirical modellingSoil scienceSoil waterMaterials sciencePorosityDegree of saturationThermalWork (physics)ThermodynamicsGeometric meanMathematicsStatisticsEnvironmental scienceComputer sciencePhysicsSimulationComposite materialCombinatoricsGeothermal Energy Systems and ApplicationsSoil and Unsaturated FlowClimate change and permafrost