Preliminary studies of the effectiveness of water jet cutting on frozen ground

• Main Author: Skudrzyk, F.J.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: University of Alaska Mineral Industry Research Laboratory 1983
• Subjects: Psi; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/2180

Cutting of artificially frozen gravel and ice was performed under laboratory conditions at pressures ranging from 3000 to 15000 psi (20.7 to 103.5 MPa) and flow rates below 4 gpm (0.24 L/s). During the second stage of this preliminary study additional cutting and "drilling" were conducted...