Modeling the Cooling of Concrete by Piped Water
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 135, Issue 12
Abstract
Piped water is used to remove hydration heat from concrete blocks during construction. In this paper we develop an approximate model for this process. The problem reduces to solving a one-dimensional heat equation in the concrete, coupled with a first order differential equation for the water temperature. Numerical results are presented and the effect of varying model parameters shown. An analytical solution is also provided for a steady-state constant heat generation model. This helps highlight the dependence on certain parameters and can therefore provide an aid in the design of cooling systems.
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Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 135 • Issue 12 • December 2009
Pages: 1375 - 1383
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© 2009 ASCE.
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Received: Feb 22, 2008
Accepted: Mar 25, 2009
Published online: Mar 27, 2009
Published in print: Dec 2009
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