scholarly journals In situ determination of heat flow in unconsolidated sediments

Geophysics ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Sass ◽  
J. P. Kennelly ◽  
W. E. Wendt ◽  
T. H. Moses ◽  
J. P. Ziagos
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flow ◽  
Thermal Gradient ◽  
Equilibrium Temperature ◽  
Unconsolidated Sediments ◽  
Heat Sources ◽  
Geothermal Resources ◽  
Flow Measurements ◽  
Thermal Measurements

Subsurface thermal measurements are the most effective, least ambiguous tools for locating geothermal resources. Measurements of thermal gradient in the upper few tens of meters can delineate the major anomalies, but it is also desirable to combine these gradients with reliable estimates of thermal conductivity, to provide data on the energy flux and to constrain models of the heat sources responsible for the anomalies. Problems associated with such heat flow measurements include the economics of casing or grouting holes, the long waits and repeated visits necessary to obtain equilibrium temperature values, the possible legal liability arising from disturbance of aquifers, the hazards presented by pipes protruding from the ground, and the security problems associated with leaving cased holes open for periods of weeks to months.

scholarly journals In-situ determination of heat flow in unconsolidated sediments

1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.H. Sass ◽  
J.P. Jr. Kennelly ◽  
W.E. Wendt ◽  
T.H. Jr. Moses ◽  
J.P. Ziagos
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flow ◽  
Unconsolidated Sediments

scholarly journals In situ determination of heat flow in unconsolidated sediments

1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.H. Sass ◽  
J.P. Kennelly ◽  
W.E. Wendt ◽  
T.H. Moses ◽  
J.P. Ziagos
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flow ◽  
Unconsolidated Sediments

Planetary heat flow measurements

2005 ◽  
Vol 363 (1837) ◽  
pp. 2777-2791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Hagermann
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flow ◽  
Thermal Evolution ◽  
Tectonic Activity ◽  
Heat Sources ◽  
Flow Measurements ◽  
Planetary Body ◽  
Ocean Ridges ◽  
Heat Engines ◽  
Rosetta Mission ◽  
History Of

The year 2005 marks the 35th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission, probably the most successful failure in the history of manned spaceflight. Naturally, Apollo 13's scientific payload is far less known than the spectacular accident and subsequent rescue of its crew. Among other instruments, it carried the first instrument designed to measure the flux of heat on a planetary body other than Earth. The year 2005 also should have marked the launch of the Japanese LUNAR-A mission, and ESA's Rosetta mission is slowly approaching comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Both missions carry penetrators to study the heat flow from their target bodies. What is so interesting about planetary heat flow? What can we learn from it and how do we measure it? Not only the Sun, but all planets in the Solar System are essentially heat engines. Various heat sources or heat reservoirs drive intrinsic and surface processes, causing ‘dead balls of rock, ice or gas’ to evolve dynamically over time, driving convection that powers tectonic processes and spawns magnetic fields. The heat flow constrains models of the thermal evolution of a planet and also its composition because it provides an upper limit for the bulk abundance of radioactive elements. On Earth, the global variation of heat flow also reflects the tectonic activity: heat flow increases towards the young ocean ridges, whereas it is rather low on the old continental shields. It is not surprising that surface heat flow measurements, or even estimates, where performed, contributed greatly to our understanding of what happens inside the planets. In this article, I will review the results and the methods used in past heat flow measurements and speculate on the targets and design of future experiments.

Seafloor In-Situ Heat Flow Measurements in the Deep-Water Areas of the Northern Slope, South China Sea

2010 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 774-783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya-Min LI ◽  
Xian-Hu LUO ◽  
Xing XU ◽  
Xiao-Qiu YANG ◽  
Xiao-Bin SHI
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flow ◽  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Northern Slope ◽  
Flow Measurements ◽  
China Sea

scholarly journals Greenland Geothermal Heat Flow Database and Map (Version 1)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Colgan ◽  
Agnes Wansing ◽  
Kenneth Mankoff ◽  
Mareen Lösing ◽  
John Hopper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flow ◽  
Flow Model ◽  
Horizontal Resolution ◽  
Geothermal Heat ◽  
Flow Measurements ◽  
Flow Models ◽  
The North ◽  
Marine Areas ◽  
Heat Flow Model

Abstract. We compile, analyse and map all available geothermal heat flow measurements collected in and around Greenland into a new database of 419 sites and generate an accompanying spatial map. This database includes 290 sites previously reported by the International Heat Flow Commission (IHFC), for which we now standardize measurement and metadata quality. This database also includes 129 new sites, which have not been previously reported by the IHFC. These new sites consist of 88 offshore measurements and 41 onshore measurements, of which 24 are subglacial. We employ machine learning to synthesize these in situ measurements into a gridded geothermal heat flow model that is consistent across both continental and marine areas in and around Greenland. This model has a native horizontal resolution of 55 km. In comparison to five existing Greenland geothermal heat flow models, our model has the lowest mean geothermal heat flow for Greenland onshore areas (44 mW m–2). Our model’s most distinctive spatial feature is pronounced low geothermal heat flow (< 40 mW m–2) across the North Atlantic Craton of southern Greenland. Crucially, our model does not show an area of elevated heat flow that might be interpreted as remnant from the Icelandic Plume track. Finally, we discuss the substantial influence of paleoclimatic and other corrections on geothermal heat flow measurements in Greenland. The in-situ measurement database and gridded heat flow model, as well as other supporting materials, are freely available from the GEUS DataVerse (https://doi.org/10.22008/FK2/F9P03L; Colgan and Wansing, 2021).

Differences Ug - Values of Glazing Measured In Situ with the Influence Factors of the Internal Environment

2013 ◽  
Vol 649 ◽  
pp. 61-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marián Flimel
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Heat Flow ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Influence Factors ◽  
Internal Environment ◽  
Optimal Conditions ◽  
Heating Period ◽  
Flow Measurements

This paper presented the results of experiments to determine Ug values of heat transfer coefficient on glazed window in the apartment block during heating period. For assessing the values of heat transfer coefficient of the window glazing was used heat flow measurements. Measurements are performed with optimal conditions (without the internal effects of environment) and the other hand with real conditions, when factors such as noise or artificial light affect on the construction of the glazing. Differences Ug - values is demonstrated by comparing the partial results due to transformation of noise and luminous energy from an internal environment to the heat flow in window glazing.

scholarly journals Temperature Distribution and Heat Flow Density Estimation in Geothermal Areas of Absheron Peninsula

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-31
Author(s):  
Aygun Vahid Mammadova
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flow ◽  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Geothermal Gradient ◽  
Geothermal Field ◽  
Flow Density ◽  
Geothermal Resources ◽  
Deep Wells ◽  
Recoverable Resources ◽  
Middle Pliocene

Geothermal field of the Pliocene complex in the Absheron peninsula, Azerbaijan have been examined on the basis of temperature distributions in over 50 deep wells. Data analysis include variations in geothermal gradient and distribution of heat flow within complexes of Absheron formation of upper Pliocene in age. Geothermal gradients are in the range of 17 to 25oC/km. The heat flow values are found to fall in the range of 50 to 80mW/m2. Estimates have been made of geothermal energy resources up to depths of 6000 meters. The main productive strata are of middle Pliocene in age. The results have allowed identification of geothermal resources with temperature above the 20°C and at depths less than 110-180 meters. Assessments of in-situ and recoverable resources have been made for 21 sites. Model simulations point to perspectives for widespread utilization of geothermal energy in the Absheron peninsula.

Shallow Water Heat Flow Measurements in Bras D'or Lake, Nova Scotia

1971 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas S. Rankin ◽  
Roy D. Hyndman
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Heat Flow ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Shallow Water ◽  
Thermal Gradient ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Flow Measurements ◽  
Made In ◽  
Conductivity Contrast

A light-weight oceanic thermal gradient probe was used for heat flow studies in Bras d'Or Lake, Nova Scotia. The measurements were made in St. Andrew's Channel, an elongated trough 270 m deep and 540 m wide. The heat flux of 1.50 μcal/cm2 s (63 mW/m2) is corrected for sedimentation, conductivity contrast, topography, and surface temperature differences.

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