Steam, Hot-Water and Electrical Thermal Drills for Temperate Glaciers

The study of temperate glaciers has led to the development of three drilling processes. The steam drill used for ablation stakes is easily portable and its speed is 30–40 m/h for the first 10 m. With the hot-water drill we can drill a fairly large but irregular hole; and reach 100 m depth in less th...

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Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Author: Gillet, F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1975
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Journal of Glaciology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000013484
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0022143000013484 2024-06-23T07:54:15+00:00 Steam, Hot-Water and Electrical Thermal Drills for Temperate Glaciers Gillet, F. 1975 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000013484 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000013484 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 14, issue 70, page 171-179 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 journal-article 1975 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000013484 2024-06-05T04:03:08Z The study of temperate glaciers has led to the development of three drilling processes. The steam drill used for ablation stakes is easily portable and its speed is 30–40 m/h for the first 10 m. With the hot-water drill we can drill a fairly large but irregular hole; and reach 100 m depth in less than 5 h. The electro-thermal drill, usable to great depths, is particularly suitable for rapid drilling (15m/h and more) of small diameter holes (25 min) with easily portable equipment. Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Journal of Glaciology 14 70 171 179
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description The study of temperate glaciers has led to the development of three drilling processes. The steam drill used for ablation stakes is easily portable and its speed is 30–40 m/h for the first 10 m. With the hot-water drill we can drill a fairly large but irregular hole; and reach 100 m depth in less than 5 h. The electro-thermal drill, usable to great depths, is particularly suitable for rapid drilling (15m/h and more) of small diameter holes (25 min) with easily portable equipment.
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