Instruments and Methods: A Steam-Operated Ice Drill for the Installation of Ablation Stakes on Glaciers
Abstract An easily portably thermal ice drill was designed and constructed, with water vapour being used for melting the ice. A lore hole, 8 m. deep, can be drilled within about 30 min., depending on the ice properties. The energy for boiling the water is supplied by butane cartridges similar to tho...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s002214300001875x 2024-03-03T08:46:05+00:00 Instruments and Methods: A Steam-Operated Ice Drill for the Installation of Ablation Stakes on Glaciers Howorka, F. 1965 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002214300001875x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S002214300001875X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) Journal of Glaciology volume 5, issue 41, page 749-750 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 Earth-Surface Processes journal-article 1965 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s002214300001875x 2024-02-08T08:36:15Z Abstract An easily portably thermal ice drill was designed and constructed, with water vapour being used for melting the ice. A lore hole, 8 m. deep, can be drilled within about 30 min., depending on the ice properties. The energy for boiling the water is supplied by butane cartridges similar to those used for camping purposes. One cartridge lasts for drilling about three holes 8 m. deep. The weight of the whole equipment is 12.5 kg. Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Journal of Glaciology 5 41 749 750 |
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Abstract An easily portably thermal ice drill was designed and constructed, with water vapour being used for melting the ice. A lore hole, 8 m. deep, can be drilled within about 30 min., depending on the ice properties. The energy for boiling the water is supplied by butane cartridges similar to those used for camping purposes. One cartridge lasts for drilling about three holes 8 m. deep. The weight of the whole equipment is 12.5 kg. |
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Instruments and Methods: A Steam-Operated Ice Drill for the Installation of Ablation Stakes on Glaciers |
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Instruments and Methods: A Steam-Operated Ice Drill for the Installation of Ablation Stakes on Glaciers |
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Instruments and Methods: A Steam-Operated Ice Drill for the Installation of Ablation Stakes on Glaciers |
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Instruments and Methods: A Steam-Operated Ice Drill for the Installation of Ablation Stakes on Glaciers |
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Instruments and Methods: A Steam-Operated Ice Drill for the Installation of Ablation Stakes on Glaciers |
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instruments and methods: a steam-operated ice drill for the installation of ablation stakes on glaciers |
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