Experimental Development of Potable Water Supply for New South Pole Station.

Background information about the water supply in polar regions and the development of the Rodriguez Well in Greenland are presented. The design concept of using waste heat from the diesel generators, procurement and fabrication of equipment, and the installation and operation of an experimental well...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams,John S.
Other Authors: NAVAL CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB PORT HUENEME CALIF
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Civil Engineering
*Drinking water
*Antarctic regions
Drilling
Melting
Boilers
Hoses
Pumps
Water supplies
Polar regions
Greenland
*Rodriguez wells
*Potable water
Antarctic
Rodriguez
South Pole
Antarc*
Ice
permafrost
South pole
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0777037
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Summary:Background information about the water supply in polar regions and the development of the Rodriguez Well in Greenland are presented. The design concept of using waste heat from the diesel generators, procurement and fabrication of equipment, and the installation and operation of an experimental well at Old South Pole Station are described in detail. Problems encountered during the experiment were not serious, and the recommended changes are listed as part of the overall recommendation to construct a Rodriguez Well for the water supply at the New South Pole Station. (Author)

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