Co-Authors:
Hadas, A., Division of Soil Physics, Institute of Soils and Water, Agricultural Research Organization, Bet Dagan, Israel
Abstract:
The block method for determining the heat flux density, thermal contact coefficient, thermal conductivity, and volumetric heat capacity of the soil upper layer, was examined experimentally. Results obtained from "simulation experiments" were verified by experiments conducted on sand fractions and artificial soil aggregates. It is concluded that the block method can be used successfully only under strict conditions of very low thermal contact resistance between the block and the tested material or poor conducting materials compared with the block used. The results are compared with data found in the literature. © 1973.