Earth’s Cryosphere, 2012, Vol. XVI, No. 2, p. 60-64

COMPUTER MODELLING OF THE GROUND COOLING SYSTEM UNDER THE OIL-TANK

G.V. Anikin, K.A. Spasennikova

Earth Cryosphere Institute, SB RAS, 625000, Tyumen, P/O box 1230, Russia; anikin@ikz.ru

The work presents the results obtained during computer modelling of the cooling system of oil-tank with volume 20 000 m² installed on the Vankorsky oilfield. It has been demonstrated that the productivity of cooling system work depends both upon the mean atmosphere temperature and wind speed, and upon the stochastic fluctuations of these values.

Key words: Computer modelling, soil, cooling system, thermosyphon.

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