Steady-state heat transfer through a slab-on-ground floor over a constant temperature water table

Abstract

Explicit analytical solutions are obtained for two-dimensional steady-state heat transfer rate from a slab-on-ground floor over a constant temperature water table. The floor heat transfer rate results calculated using the derived expression are in close agreement with a series expansion solution available in the literature. The current work offers accurate temperature field and floor steady state heat loss calculations for long-narrow slab-on-ground buildings over a water table at finite depth.