Lock Wall Deicing Studies.

Four methods for removing the ice buildup on navigation lock walls on the Poe Locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, were investigated: mechanical pneumatic boots, high-pressure water jets, mechanical chain saws, and chemical coatings. Two of the more promising means of ice removal, the chain saw and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hanamoto,Ben
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1977
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Structural Engineering and Building Technology
*LOCKS(WATERWAYS)
*DEICING SYSTEMS
CHEMICALS
POLYMERS
COATINGS
WALLS
STEAM
INFLATABLE STRUCTURES
PNEUMATIC EQUIPMENT
DEICING MATERIALS
BOOTS
EPOXY COATINGS
WATER JETS
SAWS
HEATING ELEMENTS
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA044943
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA044943
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Summary:Four methods for removing the ice buildup on navigation lock walls on the Poe Locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, were investigated: mechanical pneumatic boots, high-pressure water jets, mechanical chain saws, and chemical coatings. Two of the more promising means of ice removal, the chain saw and the chemical coatings, are being developed further so that they may be used as operational aids for lock wall deicing during the winter navigation season. (Author)

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