A new thermal analysis model with three heat conduction layers in the nuclear waste repository

Glass-like thermal conductivity and phonon transport mechanism in disordered crystals

“…Oxides with low thermal conductivity (k) are vitally important for high-temperature applications, such as thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) [1][2][3] for gas turbines 4 and nuclear reactors, 5 to improve their energy efficiency and environmental protection. The intrinsic k for a defect-free oxide usually decreases with increasing temperature (T) following a k B 1/T relationship, as described by the Boltzmann transport equation (BTE), accounting for the 3rd-order phonon-phonon scattering and anharmonic effects.…”

A Semi‐Analytical Solution for Heat Transport in Rock With Parallel Fractures and a Heat Source in Both Fracture and Matrix

“…The study of urban heat island effects and dynamics of climate‐groundwater interaction also requires a thorough comprehension of heat transfer processes in the subsurface (Cuthbert et al., 2019; Menberg et al., 2013). Despite the recent advances in predictive modeling and heat tracing studies (Banks et al., 2014; Bense et al., 2016; Klepikova et al., 2018; de La Bernardie et al., 2018; Leaf et al., 2012; Pehme et al., 2013; Read et al., 2015; Sellwood et al., 2015; Zhou et al., 2019; Z. Zhou et al., 2021), the characterization and quantification of the thermo‐hydrological processes in a fractured rock remain a challenging task (Anderson, 2005; Kurylyk et al., 2019; Saar, 2011).…”

“…Heat transfer in fractured rock is a key process in numerous industrial applications, including enhanced oil recovery, aquifer thermal energy storage, contaminated groundwater remediation, and nuclear waste disposal (Gelet et al., 2012; Kueper et al., 2014; Palmer et al., 1992; X. Zhou et al., 2021). The study of urban heat island effects and dynamics of climate‐groundwater interaction also requires a thorough comprehension of heat transfer processes in the subsurface (Cuthbert et al., 2019; Menberg et al., 2013).…”

Numerical Investigation on the Kinetic Characteristics of the Yigong Debris Flow in Tibet, China

“…Recently, meshfree methods have been rapidly developed and widely applied due to their unique capability and advantages to handle the problems with large deformation and free surface. For example, discontinuous deformation analysis (DDA) and discrete element method (DEM) have been widely applied to simulate the motion process of debris flows [23][24][25][26]. Particle flow code (PFC) has been often used for the runout behavior simulation of catastrophic debris flows [27].…”