CONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS WITH PILOT SANITARY SYSTEM AT POINT BARROW

A pilot sanitary system was designed to serve five family quarters buildings at the Arctic Research Laboratory at Point Barrow, but con struction problems and system failures have thus far prevented use of the system. The design in cluded sea water intakes, a distillation unit and distilled water di...

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Main Author: Nehlsen,W.R.
Other Authors: NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CALIF
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1963
Subjects:
CONSTRUCTION
SEWAGE
OCEANS
DRAINAGE
HEATING
Arctic
Point Barrow
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0412428
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0412428
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Summary:A pilot sanitary system was designed to serve five family quarters buildings at the Arctic Research Laboratory at Point Barrow, but con struction problems and system failures have thus far prevented use of the system. The design in cluded sea water intakes, a distillation unit and distilled water distribution system, and a sea water sanitary sewer system. Problems en countered include insulation failures caused by ground water, pipe breakage resulting02 faulty joints and heating wires, and pipe freezing. (Author)

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