Air reverse circulation at the hole bottom in ice-core drilling

Autor: ZHENGYI HU, PAVEL TALALAY, ZHICHUAN ZHENG, PINLU CAO, GUITAO SHI, YUANSHENG LI, XIAOPENG FAN, HONGMEI MA
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Glaciology, Vol 65, Pp 149-156 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0022-1430
1727-5652
DOI: 10.1017/jog.2018.95
Popis: Ice-core drilling to depths of 200–300 m is an important part of research studies concerned with paleoclimate reconstruction and anthropogenic climate change. However, conventional drilling methods face difficulties due to firn permeability. We have developed an electromechanical ice-core drill with air reverse circulation at the hole bottom. We believe that the new drilling system will recover ice cores faster than shallow auger drills, with high efficiency and low energy consumption. The theoretically estimated up-hole speed of the airflow should be not
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