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Title
Mechanical ice drilling technology [electronic resource] / Pavel G. Talalay.
ISBN
9789811005602 (electronic book)
9811005605 (electronic book)
9789811005596
Published
Singapore : Springer, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-981-10-0560-2 doi
Call Number
GB2405
Dewey Decimal Classification
620/.411
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed March 21, 2016).
Series
Springer geophysics.
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9789811005596
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.
