Research Article

Experimental Study on Temperature Field Evolution Mechanism of Artificially Frozen Gravel Formation under Groundwater Seepage Flow

Table 2

Experimental parameters in prototype and physical modelling.

Initial formation temperature (°C)Arrangement of freezing pipesTemperature of the brine in freezing pipes (°C)Groundwater seepage flow rate (m/d)Freezing duration (h)

20/(20)Three freezing pipes are arranged horizontally at intervals of 20 cm/(100 cm)−20/(−20)0 (saturated)48/(1200)
1.25/(0.25)
2.50/(0.50)
3.75/(0.75)
5.00/(1.00)

Note. The parameters listed in the bracket ( ) are the prototype parameters in this study.