Thermal Design of an Antarctic Water Well.

The thermal and mechanical aspects of a potable water reservoir, formed at depth in a permanent snowfield in Antarctica, are detailed. The thermal model can be used for preliminary design, to predict reservoir size and depth, water temperature and mass, and energy requirements as a function of time....

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Main Authors: Lunardini, Virgil J., Rand, John
Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1995
Subjects:
Hydrology
Limnology and Potamology
Civil Engineering
Thermodynamics
*THERMAL PROPERTIES
*DRINKING WATER
*WATER WELLS
*ANTARCTIC REGIONS
TEMPERATURE
REMOVAL
ENVIRONMENTS
SIZES(DIMENSIONS)
MODELS
WATER
LIFE SPAN(BIOLOGY)
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
RESERVOIRS
SNOWFIELDS
Antarctic
South Pole
Antarc*
Antarctica
South pole
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA295513
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Summary:The thermal and mechanical aspects of a potable water reservoir, formed at depth in a permanent snowfield in Antarctica, are detailed. The thermal model can be used for preliminary design, to predict reservoir size and depth, water temperature and mass, and energy requirements as a function of time. Predictions are made for the South Pole environment, but the model is valid for other permanent snowfields. The reservoir characteristics are influenced by the rate and timing of potable water removal during the lifetime of the reservoir.

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