A laboratory investigation of ice cutting with a lightweigt electromechanical drill

A lightweight mechanical ice core drill of shallow depth capability was tested in a cold laboratory to obtain basic chracteristics of electromechanical drills in connection with a development of a deep ice core drilling system. We obtained the following results. (1) The total energy is consumed one-...

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Main Authors: Yoshiyuki Fujii, Yoichi Tanaka, Hideki Narita, Moriatsu Miyahara, Akiyoshi Takahashi
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Japanese
Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1988
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15094/00008599
https://doaj.org/article/cc623c2d40a642859240a234c52e3d84
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Summary:A lightweight mechanical ice core drill of shallow depth capability was tested in a cold laboratory to obtain basic chracteristics of electromechanical drills in connection with a development of a deep ice core drilling system. We obtained the following results. (1) The total energy is consumed one-third for ice cutting and two-thirds for barrel rotation. (2) For efficient ice cutting, large rake angle and adequate edge load are essential. (3) Apossibility is shown for continuous measurement of shear stress of ice during ice coring.