Data on coupled hydrothermal flow in fine sands based on X-ray CT imaging and numerical simulation

(2022) Data on coupled hydrothermal flow in fine sands based on X-ray CT imaging and numerical simulation. University of Leeds doi:10.5518/1200 [Dataset]

Abstract

Coupled hydrothermal flow can occur in soils, for example in applications such as ground heat storage and nuclear waste disposal. Therefore, approaches to quantitative analysis of water transfer in response to imposed thermal gradients are required, especially in unsaturated conditions. Analysis methods also require validation by laboratory and field data, which can be hard to obtain. This dataset includes the processed results from X-ray µCT experiments where specimens of a fine sand and a fine silty sand were subjected to heating from their base. Repeated scans, set up to balance image quality and scan duration, were carried out during the heating process, on specimens between 20% and 50% saturation. Gaussian decomposition techniques were used to determine the changing soil phase proportions throughout the experiments, which are reported here. The CT data is accompanied by COMSOL files for simulation of the experiments on the fine sand. The dataset is to accompany the paper at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gete.2022.100380 and provides the processed information used to construct the key results figures in that paper.

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Contributors

Contributor: Kui Liu

Contributor: Fleur Loveridge

Contributor: Richard Boardman

Contributor: William Powrie

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