A New Electrothermal Drill for Coring in Ice
| Title | A New Electrothermal Drill for Coring in Ice |
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| Publication Type |
Conference Proceedings
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| Year |
1976
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| Author(s) | Francois Gillet , Daniel Donnou, Guy Ricou |
| Journal/ Publication |
Ice-Core Drilling (ed. J.F. Splettstoesser), University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE
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| Pagination |
19-27
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| ISSN |
0-8032-5843-7
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| Abstract |
The use of a drill tip made of a bare resistance wire fed at low voltage has allowed us to attain drilling speeds of 6 m/hr in temperate ice. The diameters of the hole and the core sample are 140 mm and 102 mm, respectively. In a cold glacier, a vacuum pump eliminates the meltwater. Using an armored electric cable, 500 m long, and a variable speed winch the equipment weighs a total of 1880 kg. The core barrel with the transformer and the unit for removing the melt water weighs 170 kg and is 8.20 m long. The cores obtained are 2.8 m long. |
| File | |
| Special Collections | International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology Series, 1st International Workshop on Ice Drilling Technology |
| Categories | Thermal Drilling |
| Equipment | Electrothermal (ET/ETED/ATED) Drills |
| Citation | Francois Gillet , Daniel Donnou, Guy Ricou ( 1976 ) A New Electrothermal Drill for Coring in Ice. Ice-Core Drilling (ed. J.F. Splettstoesser), University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE , 19-27 . |
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