Soil Thermal Conductivity
Effects of Density, Moisture, Salt Concentration, and Organic Matter
Nidal H. Abu-Hamdeha and
Randall C. Reederb
a Agric. Engineering and Technol. Dep., Jordan Univ. of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, Jordan
b The Ohio State Univ., Agric. Engineering Bldg., RM 228C, 590 Woody Hayes Dr., Columbus, OH 43210-1057 USA
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Fig. 1 Schematic diagram of the experimental apparatus
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Fig. 2 Wire temperature as a function of lnt during heating for sandy loam at moisture content of 6.1% and different soil densities
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Fig. 3 Thermal conductivity as a function of soil density for sand at three different moisture contents (1.4, 2.5, 3.3%)
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Fig. 4 Thermal conductivity as a function of soil density for clay loam at three different moisture contents ( 9.3, 14.2, 18.3%)
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Fig. 5 Thermal conductivity as a function of soil density for sandy loam at four moisture contents (6.1, 9.4, 12.1, and 16.0%)
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Fig. 6 Thermal conductivity as a function of soil density for loam at three moisture contents (7.7, 17.5, and 21.2%)
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Fig. 7 Soil thermal conductivity of sand as a function of concentrations of both NaCl and CaCl2 solutions
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Fig. 8 Soil thermal conductivity of clay loam as a function of concentrations of both NaCl and CaCl2 solutions
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Fig. 9 Soil thermal conductivity of clay loam as a function of organic matter content
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