The generation of subsurface temperature profiles for Kuwait

Comparison of analytical and on site temperature results on Spanish traditional wine cellars

“…The application of this equation has provided valid results in the comparisons with experimental results from US [6], Australia [8,9] and other regions [7,10]. In addition, it has been used in the assessment of energy savings potential of underground constructions [11,12]. As well as in this model, there are several mathematical models developed for the prediction of the ground temperature based also on the Fourier heat conduction equation, providing good agreement with experimental data [13].…”

A Proposal for Desert House Design in Egypt Using Passive Ground Cooling Techniques

“…About 50% of the elevational structures exterior façade is in direct contact with the earth mass, while the ratio is 80% of Atrium design and hence becomes an underground building type which offers better indoor conditions for both summer and winter temperatures [8], [11].…”

“…Moustafa et al, Ben Jmaa and Kanoun, Al-Ajmi et al, Sharan and Jadhav, Ogunlela, Mihalakakou et al, AlTemeemi A.,and Harris D.J., Gouda, A., Nofziger, D. all worked to develop an empirical model for the prediction of soil temperature as a function of soil depth and time of the year and generate a subsurface temperature profile for various locations around the world using Labs equation [11], [32], [44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51].…”

“…Labs equation predicts the long-term annual pattern of soil temperature variations as a function of depth and time for various soil properties. [11] T(x,t) Temperature of soil at depth x and on day t of the year …”

Thermal modelling and experimental validation of ground temperature distribution in greenhouse

“…More over the factors such as thermo physical properties of soil (Kaushik and Sujit Kumar, 1994) soil moisture content (AI-Kayssi, 2002) and soil surface conditions (Sodha et al, 1990;Mihalakakou et al, 1997) that influence ground temperature cannot be neglected while developing a model for studying the thermal performance of ground coupled structure. Besides these, local climate needs special attention for the prediction of subsurface temperature profile of particular location (AI-Temeemi and Harris, 2001). At any given location, the earth surface and sub surface temperatures are determined by the balance between the solar energy absorbed at the surface and heat losses by outgoing long wave radiation, water evaporation and convective heat exchange with ambient air mass (Sodha et al, 1981).…”