LIQUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS - PIPELINE FOR FUEL TRANSPORT OVER DEEP SNOW.

• Main Authors: Linton,V. L. , Jr., Hoffman,C. R.
• Other Authors: NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CALIF
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1969
• Subjects: Pumps; Filters; Pipes; Tubing; Fittings & Vlvs; Structural Engineering and Building Technology; Fuels; *AVIATION FUELS; DISTRIBUTION; TERRAIN; SNOW; SUPPLY DEPOTS; STORAGE TANKS; FUEL HOSES; TOWERS; SUPPORTS; MECHANICAL CABLES; FOUNDATIONS(STRUCTURES); ANCHORS(STRUCTURAL); FUEL PUMPS; FLUID FLOW; VELOCITY; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; JP-4 FUELS; MCMURDO STATION; PIPELINES; Antarctic; McMurdo Station; Ross Ice Shelf; Williams Field; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0691251; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0691251

Aircraft operations in Antarctica and resupply of inland stations require the transport of more than 3,000,000 gallons of bulk fuel annually from storage at McMurdo Station to Williams Field on the Ross Ice Shelf. This has been accomplished by pumping JP-4 aircraft fuel through a temporary surface h...