Performance of a warm-oil pipeline buried in permafrost

• Main Authors: Watson, G. H., Rowley, R. K., Slusarchuk, W. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: National Academy of Sciences, Publ. 1973
• Subjects: permafrost; pergélisol; soils; sol (terre); oil pipelines; oléoduc; settlement; tassement; freeze thaw cycles; gel dégel; Canada; Conseil; Gravier; Inuvik; Mackenzie Valley; Ice
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Instrumentation of a buried warm-oil (71 degrees C) pipeline test section near Inuvik, N.W.T. was undertaken by Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Research Limited, with technical assistance from the Division of Building Research, National Research Council, Canada. The test section was placed in a gravel fil...