Accurate and continuous measurements of soil thermal and hydraulic properties are
required for environmental, Earth and planetary science, and engineering applications, but …

Application of the distributed temperature sensing (DTS) system in environmental and earth
sciences is a rapidly evolving field. The aim of this review is to provide information to the …

Thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity are two important parameters for the drying
process of pharmaceutical materials during methods such as wet granulation that can be …

Temperature estimation is a fundamental step in assessment of the efficacy of thermal
therapy. A thermochromic material sensitive within the temperature range 52.5° C–75° C …

Implementation of the dual‐probe heat‐pulse (DPHP) approach for measurement of
volumetric heat capacity (C) and water content (θ) with distributed temperature sensing …

Core Ideas A new thermo‐TDR sensor can determine soil thermal properties, water content,
bulk density, porosity, and air‐filled porosity. The new theories are used to analyze the heat …

Heat-pulse (HP) and thermo-time domain reflectometry (thermo-TDR) methods have been
used to determine soil thermal properties, water content (θ) and bulk density (ρ b) …

Soil bulk density (ρb) is a critical parameter for describing soil structure and physical
processes, yet traditional methods are unable to capture spatial and temporal changes in …

Accurate soil thermal conductivity (λ) measurements are needed in experimental agri-
environmental research. This study design and build of new heat-pulse probe (HPP) based …

The cylindrical-perfect-conductors (CPC) theory, which assumes an infinite and
homogeneous soil medium, can be used to analyze heat pulse (HP) measurements to …