SNOW MELTER SAVES MONEY FOR THE NATIONS LARGEST TOWN

BROOKLINE, MASS. EXPERIMENTED WITH A SNOW-MELTER UNIT TO REMOVE SNOW DURING THE WINTER OF 1964-65. THE EARLY PART OF OF THE SEASON WAS SPENT IN DISCOVERING ALL THE THINGS WHICH MIGHT GO WRONG BOTH WITH THE UNIT ITSELF AND WITH ITS OPERATION. WHEN THE SNAGS WERE IRONED OUT, IT WAS COMPUTED THAT THE MELTER REDUCED THE COST OF SNOW REMOVAL FROM $2.26 PER TON TO $.44 PER TON. THE WINTER OF 1965-66 CONFIRMED THE ESTIMATE OF SAVINGS. THE MELTER CAN HANDLE 135-150 TONS OF SNOW PER HOUR OPERATING EITHER UP-GRADE OR DOWN-GRADE. FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES, AN EFFORT IS MADE TO RUN IT UPGRADE, ALLOWING THE MELTED WATER TO RUN DOWN INTO THE CATCH BASINS AWAY FROM THE WORK. THE WATER IS DISCHARGED AT A TEMPERATURE OF 45 DEGREES F, AND THE RUN-OFF IS RAPID ENOUGH SO THAT IT DOES NOT FREEZE IN THE GUTTERS.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 98, No 8, PP 96-98
• Authors:
  • CARLSON, J G
• Publication Date: 1967-8

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Economic benefits; Equipment; Melting; Snow
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218210
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 1 1994 12:00AM