An improved steady-state apparatus for measuring thermal conductivity of soils

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 630-636

  Alrtimi, A ^a   Rouainia, M ^a   Manning, D A C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heat flow; Soils; Thermal cell; Thermal conductivity; Thermal jacket

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894087927     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.01.034     Document Type: Article

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