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Measurement of Thermal Conductivity and Specific Heat Capacity of Three Major Geomorphological Units in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Samuel T. Ebong, Ekaette S. Attai, Emmanuel O. Joshua

Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · pp. 1–7 · Published 24 Sep 2015

10.9734/BJAST/2016/17834

Abstract

The thermal conductivity (k) and the specific heat capacity (C) of some samples collected from three major landforms in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria; namely Beach Ridge Sand (BRS), Coastal Plane Sand (CPS), Sandstone/Shale Hill Ridges (SHR) were measured. Results show that an increase in C of SHR and BRS samples taken from different locations gives rise to decrease in k. The C of the area under study falls within the range 1813.64 Jkg-1K-1 to 3313.24 Jkg-1k-1 while the soil thermal conductivity was between the range 0.272 Wm-1K-1 to 0.451 Wm-1K-1. The C of the soil samples has great effect on crop and construction works

Thermal conductivity specific heat capacity soil and sand.

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