Developing a Water Well for the Ice Backfilling of DYE-2.

One proposal to extend the useful life of DEW Line Ice Cap Station DYE-2 is to backfill the lower 50 feet of the truss enclosure with ice. This report discusses a method by which 2.8 million gallons of water would be collected and stored by melting ice. Also included is a description of required com...

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Main Author: Rand,John
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1982
Subjects:
Non-electrical Energy Conversion
Civil Engineering
*POWER SUPPLIES
*WATER WELLS
*ARCTIC REGIONS
*BACKFILLS
MILITARY FACILITIES
PRODUCTION
HEAT EXCHANGERS
COLD REGIONS
COSTS
SNOW
ICE
MELTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
EQUATIONS
RADAR STATIONS
WATER SUPPLIES
BOILERS
UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES
Special reports
Arctic
Ice cap
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA125503
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA125503
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Summary:One proposal to extend the useful life of DEW Line Ice Cap Station DYE-2 is to backfill the lower 50 feet of the truss enclosure with ice. This report discusses a method by which 2.8 million gallons of water would be collected and stored by melting ice. Also included is a description of required components, their costs and the logistical requirements to establish such a system. (Author)

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