Modeling snow melting on heated pavement surfaces. Part I: Model development

Xiaobing Liu; Simon J. Rees; Jeffrey D. Spitler

doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2006.06.017

Modeling snow melting on heated pavement surfaces. Part I: Model development

Xiaobing Liu, Simon J. Rees, Jeffrey D. Spitler

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Abstract

Hydronic or electric heating of pavement surfaces has been used in the prevention of ice formation and snow deposition with the aim of improving transportation safety. This paper describes a numerical model of a heated pavement and the snow melting processes occurring on its surface. A set of boundary conditions have been defined, and models of heat and mass transfer developed, that allow treatment of various surface and weather conditions associated with storm events. Given heat fluxes and weather data, this model can predict the transient surface conditions and temperatures including the extent of snow cover. Model development is described in this paper and its application to a representative snow melting system illustrated. A companion paper presents a validation exercise using data collected from a full-scale bridge snow melting system during a real storm event.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1115-1124
Number of pages	10
Journal	Applied Thermal Engineering
Volume	27
Issue number	5-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2006.06.017
State	Published - Apr 2007
Externally published	Yes

Funding

This material is based on work supported by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Earlier funding, that helped establish the basis of the work, was provided by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and US Department of Energy and is gratefully acknowledged.

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US Department of Energy
Oklahoma Department of Transportation

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Heat and mass transfer
Heated pavement
Snow melting

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