This article presents an experimental study, carried out on "oil shale" samples. These samples were taken from a rock in the deposit of the Timahdit region in Morocco, the main focus of which is the thermal analysis of these rocks. Our interest has focused on the determination of the thermo-physical properties of the X, Y and M layers, by measuring their thermal conductivities, thermal diffusivities, specific heats and thermal effusivity. The understanding of the process of thermal transformation and storage capacity as a function of the variation of organic matter was studied by measuring density.

oil shale, thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, specific heat, thermal effusivity, density, organic matter.

Received: July 9, 2021; Accepted: September 13, 2021; Published: September 24, 2021

How to cite this article: Hanane Sghiouri El Idrissi, Younes El Rhaffari, Oumaima Nasry, Nora Bouhaddour and Abderrahim Samaouali, Thermo-physical characterization of oil shale from the Timahdit region in Morocco, JP Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 24(1) (2021), 97-111. DOI: 10.17654/HM024010097

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