Analysis of heat losses of underground tunnel for engineering utilities with available methods

Abstract

Methods for calculation of thermal regime and heat loss parameter for underground tunnel into surrounding sub-soil were developed in first half of XX century, when the study of complex heat-mass exchange processes between underground tunnel, sub-soil and outdoor air is started. In tunnel it need to be provided a specific microclimate parameters, that requires a certain load on environmental control system. At present time there are some methods for calculation of heat loss parameter for underground tunnel. In this paper the analysis of real methods of calculation of heat losses of underground tunnel is accomplished.