Measurement and Prediction of Thermal Conductivity of Volcanic Basalt Rocks from Warsak Area. (24th August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zeb, Aurang; Abid, Muhammad; Zeb, Misbah Aurang; Qureshi, Muhammad Omer; Younas, Usman; Batool, Irem
• Other Names: Arenal Raul Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Advances in materials science and engineering. Volume 2020(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-08-24
• Subjects: Materials science -- Periodicals; Materials science; Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1155/2020/4756806
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-8434

Abstract

Abstract : Accurate values of thermal properties of rocks are needed for a number of engineering applications starting from heat losses in buildings to underground geothermal modeling. Igneous rocks are one of the major constituents of the Earth's crust and are formed by the crystallization and solidification of molten magma. In this work, the thermal transport properties of porous igneous basalt rocks are measured using Transient Plane Source (TPS) technique under ambient conditions with air as saturant in pore spaces. Data are presented for fifteen samples of volcanic basalt rocks having different porosity values ranging from 0.267% to 9.432% by volume, taken from the place of Warsak near Peshawar city, located in the north of Pakistan. The porosity and density parameters are measured using the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards. The mineral compositions of the samples are analyzed by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) technique. The specific gravity is predicted using the chemical composition of basalts and is compared with the experimental results. The thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity values of the measured samples are also predicted using the mixing law and empirical models and results are compared with the measured data. Results show that the thermal conductivity of the studies of basalt samples decreases with the increase in porosity values, whereas no significant change has been observed in the thermal diffusivity data. Measured data are significant for geothermal modeling and in predicting heat losses in buildings wherever basalt rocks are used.