Snow and Ice Removal from Pavements Using Stored Earth Energy.

摘要

The technical feasibility of using earth heat in combination with heat pipes for deicing and removing snow from pavement surfaces has been demonstrated (in the Baltimore/Washington climate) in testing conducted at the Fairbank Highway Research Station (located at McLean,Virginia) during two winters. This report describes the analytical models constructed to describe earth heated pavement systems,and the validation of these models as a result of the testing conducted. A highway engineer's user section is included in this report which provides step-by-step examples of how pavement heating systems may be defined and specified. The user section also describes step-by-step procedures for defining electrically heated pavements.