Investigation of thermal properties of pykrete

Abstract Experimental investigation of the thermal properties ice reinforced with sawdust is presented in this paper. Mechanical pykrete are fairly covered literature, while there no data about its properties. For purposes examination, made 215 ml tap water was by adding 35 g sawdust. Transient Plane Source (TPS) method employed to measure conductivity and diffusivity a temperature range from -15 °C -33 °C. Blocks were placed an expanded polystyrene (EPS) box freezer where measurements took place. Thermal observed vary 1.64 Wm −1 K at 1.75 same interval exhibited growth larger scale, 0.88 mm 2 s 1.10 . Measured values showed average decrease approx. 21% 23% when compared results obtained for frozen pure water. constants shown be similar ones literature concrete.