Earth’s Cryosphere, 2017, Vol. XXI, No. 1, p. 60-66

INFLUENCE OF VERTICAL SEASONAL COOLING DEVICES ON SOIL HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSFER

P.P. Permyakov1,2, S.P. Varlamov2, M.N. Zhelezniak2

1 Larionov Institute of the Physical-Technical Problems of the North, SB RAS,
1, Oktyabrskaya str., Yakutsk, 677891, Russia; permyakov2005@mail.ru
2 Melnikov Permafrost Institute, SB RAS, 36, Merzlotnaya str., Yakutsk, 677010, Russia; fe@mpi.ysn.ru

A model is suggested for simulation of soil heat and moisture transfer around a single seasonal cooling device (a thermosyphon). The numerical results are compared with temperature measurements in the field. The revealed heat and moisture patterns around a thermosyphon show seasonal dynamics.

Model of heat and moisture transfer, foundations of structures, thermosyphon, prediction

DOI: 10.21782/EC2541-9994-2017-1(60-66)