Experimental research on the thermal method of drilling by melting the well in ice mass with simultaneous controlled expansion of its diameter

• Published in: Journal of Mining Institute
• Main Authors: Danil V. Serbin, Andrey N. Dmitriev
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Saint-Petersburg Mining University 2022
• Subjects: ice drilling by melting; drilling with simultaneous expansion; antarctic; thermohydraulic reamer-drilling tool; experiments; test bench trials; Mining engineering. Metallurgy; TN1-997; Antarctic; Vostok Station; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.31897/PMI.2022.82; https://doaj.org/article/fb5393829287405babf5ae3c2e3a702b

During the seasonal work of the 64th Russian Antarctic Expedition in 2018-2019 at the “Vostok” drilling facility named after B.B.Kudryashov (“Vostok” station, Antarctic) specialists of Saint Petersburg Mining University conducted experimental investigations on the process of drilling by melting with...