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Mechanical Ice Drilling Technology
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Mechanical Ice Drilling Technology [electronic resource] / by Pavel G. Talalay.
ISBN
9789811005602
Edition
1st ed. 2016.
Publication
Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Physical Description
XIV, 284 p. 379 illus., 219 illus. in color : online resource.
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Summary
This book provides a review of mechanical ice drilling technology, including the design, parameters, and performance of various tools and drills for making holes in snow, firn and ice. The material presents the historical development of ice drilling tools and devices from the first experience taken place more than 170 years ago to the present day and focuses on the modern vision of ice drilling technology. It is illustrated with numerous pictures, many of them published for the first time. This book is intended for specialists in ice core sciences, drilling engineers, glaciologists, and can be useful for high-school students and other readers who are very interested in engineering and cold regions technology.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 06, 2016
Series
Springer Geophysics
Contents
Introduction to Ice Drilling Technology
Yearly History of Ice Drilling from 19th to the First Half of 20th Century
Direct-Push Drilling
Hand- and Power-driven Portable drills
Percussion Drills
Conventional Machine-driven Rotary Drill Rigs
Flexible drill-stem Drill rigs
Cable-suspended Electromechanical Auger Drills
Cable-suspended Electromechanical Drills with Bottom-hole Circulation
Drilling Challenges and Perspectives for Future Development. .
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