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.
Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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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 |
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. |
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