Accession Number:

AD0768827

Title:

Breaking Ice with a Jet of Gas (Razrushenie lda Reaktivnoi Gazovoi Struei),

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H

Personal Author(s):

• Yakovelev,G. N.

Report Date:

1973-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

19.0

Abstract:

Thermodynamic methods are currently being applied successfully in industry for breaking rocks. These same methods have been examined for breaking ice. However, for large scale operations the use of a gas jet does not appear promising because of the large amount of energy required to melt ice. Author

Descriptors:

• *ICE
• *SEA ICE
• MELTING
• CUTTING
• JET FLOW
• REMOVAL
• THERMODYNAMICS
• DRILLING
• USSR

Subject Categories:

• Snow, Ice and Permafrost

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE