Undisturbed Ground Temperature—Different Methods of Determination

Monika Gwadera, Barbara Larwa and Krzysztof Kupiec
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Monika Gwadera: Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, 24 Warszawska Street, 31-155 Kraków, Poland
Barbara Larwa: Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, 24 Warszawska Street, 31-155 Kraków, Poland
Krzysztof Kupiec: Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, 24 Warszawska Street, 31-155 Kraków, Poland

Sustainability, 2017, vol. 9, issue 11, 1-14

Abstract: Methods for the calculation of the undisturbed ground temperature (UGT) are presented. Heat fluxes occurring on the surface of the ground and their influence on the UGT are described. Correlation equations for the calculation of the undisturbed ground temperature based on the meteorological data averaged in the yearly cycle are proposed. These equations are of a semi-empirical character and they are based on the heat flux balance. The determined coefficients of these equations, particularly the convection heat transfer coefficient, are consistent with the values specified by other methods.

Keywords: undisturbed ground temperature; heat balance on ground surface (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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