?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F62%2F&rft.title=Piped+water+cooling+of+concrete+dams&rft.creator=Charpin%2C+J.&rft.creator=Myers%2C+T.&rft.creator=Fitt%2C+A.D.&rft.creator=Fowkes%2C+N.&rft.creator=Ballim%2C+Y.&rft.creator=Patini%2C+A.P.&rft.subject=Energy+and+utilities&rft.subject=Materials&rft.subject=None%2FOther&rft.description=Piped+water+is+used+to+remove+hydration+heat+from+concrete+dams+during+construction.+By+examining+simple+models+we+obtain+an+estimate+for+the+temperature+rise+along+the+pipe+network+and+within+the+concrete.+To+leading+order%2C+for+practically+useful+networks%2C+the+temperature+distribution+is+quasi-steady%2C+so+that+exact+analytic+solutions+are+obtained.+The+temperature+in+the+water+increases+linearly+with+distance+along+the+pipe+and+varies+logarithmically+with+radial+distance+from+the+pipe+in+the+concrete.+Using+these+results+we+obtained+estimates+for+the+optimal+spacing+of+pipes+and+pipe+length.+Some+preliminary+work+on+optimal+network+design+has+been+done.+This+is+work+in+progress.&rft.date=2004&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F62%2F1%2FPipewat.pdf&rft.identifier=++Charpin%2C+J.+and+Myers%2C+T.+and+Fitt%2C+A.D.+and+Fowkes%2C+N.+and+Ballim%2C+Y.+and+Patini%2C+A.P.++(2004)+Piped+water+cooling+of+concrete+dams.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++