Instruments and Methods: An Effective Pressure Room Seal in Ice

Abstract Several methods were tried to seal a room in ice which could be pressurized to the overburden pressure of the ice. We found that a keyed bulkhead consisting of two ice walls with an in-place frozen mixture of water, clay and styrofoam pellets between them produced an effective seal.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Glaciology
Main Authors: Ballard, G. E. H., Ramseier, R. O.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1965
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000018943
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000018943
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Summary:Abstract Several methods were tried to seal a room in ice which could be pressurized to the overburden pressure of the ice. We found that a keyed bulkhead consisting of two ice walls with an in-place frozen mixture of water, clay and styrofoam pellets between them produced an effective seal.