Research Article
Numerical Research and Parametric Study on the Thermal Performance of a Vertical Earth-to-Air Heat Exchanger System
Table 3
Several common parameters of thermo-physical properties of soil.
| Type of soil | Density (kg m−3) | Thermal conductivity (W m−1 K−1) |
| Dense clay (moisture of 15%) | 1925 | 1.7 | Dense clay (moisture of 5%) | 1925 | 1.2 | Light clay (moisture of 5%) | 1285 | 0.7 | Tight sand (moisture of 5%) | 1925 | 2.2 | Light sand (moisture of 5%) | 1285 | 1.1 |
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