Evaluation of a Pneumatic Guy-Line Deicing Boot

During the two winter field seasons of 1986-88, a 3-m-long pneumatic cable deicing boot was tested and evaluated by CRREL at the summit of Mt. Washington, New Hampshire. Favorable results from this pilot study led to the development of a longer (14-m) pneumatic boot. This longer boot, which was used...

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Main Authors: Govoni, John W., Franklin, Charles H.
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1992
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Hydraulic and Pneumatic Equipment
*PNEUMATIC EQUIPMENT
*DEICING SYSTEMS
DETECTORS
CABLES
COLD REGIONS
ICE FORMATION
COSTS
ICE PREVENTION
WINTER
ICE
PILOT STUDIES
PREVENTION
NEW HAMPSHIRE
GUY WIRES
AST42
PNEUMATIC BOOTS
PE62784A
WU02
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA252013
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA252013
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Summary:During the two winter field seasons of 1986-88, a 3-m-long pneumatic cable deicing boot was tested and evaluated by CRREL at the summit of Mt. Washington, New Hampshire. Favorable results from this pilot study led to the development of a longer (14-m) pneumatic boot. This longer boot, which was used to entirely encase one of the guy lines supporting a 9-m-high tower, was evaluated at the summit of Mt. Washington during the 1987-88 icing season. The performance of both pneumatic cable deicing boots during a variety of icing conditions indicates that this simple, cost-effective method of ice prevention on guy wires may be suitable for practical application.

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