Modeling the Cooling of Concrete by Piped Water

T.G. Myers, Neville Fowkes, Y. Ballim

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    43 Citations (Scopus)

    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
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1375-1383
    JournalJournal of Engineering Mechanics
    Volume135
    Issue number12
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Modeling the Cooling of Concrete by Piped Water'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this