SAMOS-A SOLUTION TO URBAN SNOW REMOVAL

A NEW SNOW MELTING TECHNIQUE CALLED SAMOS(SPOT ACCUMULATION AND MELTING OF SNOW) IS DESCRIBED. THE SAMOS IDEA IS TO RAPIDLY MOVE SNOW OFF THE STREETS INTO A NUMBER OF SMALL, TEMPORARY STORAGE SITES, USUALLY PARKING LOTS, SO THAT NORMAL TRAFFIC CAN RESUME AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE ON THE STREETS. AT THE TEMPORARY SITES THE SNOW IS ALLOWED TO ACCUMULATE AND THEN IS GRADUALLY DISPOSED OF IN STATIONARY, FUEL-FIRED MELTERS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME ROUGHLY 1/2 THE LOADING (OR REMOVAL-FROM-THE-STREET) PERIOD. IN THE SAMOS SYSTEM SNOW REMOVAL TRUCKS OF 10 CUBIC YARD CAPACITY OR BETTER WOULD RUN ON SHORT LOAD-TO-LOAD CYCLES, IDEALLY TEN MINUTES, SO THAT TRAFFIC-HINDERED LONG RUNS TO POORLY- LOCATED SNOW DUMPS COULD BE ELIMINATED. THE SNOW MELTER LOCATED BELOW GRADE WOULD BE COMPLETELY COVERED WHEN NOT IN USE AND PERMANENTLY CONNECTED TO ITS ELECTRICAL, WATER, AND FUEL SUPPLIES AND TO THE STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM OF THE MUNICIPALITY. A STORAGE AREA JUST UNDER 40,000 SQUARE FEET WOULD BE ABLE TO SUPPORT AN 80-TON PER HOUR MELTING OPERATION. IT IS FELT THAT THE SAMOS METHOD HAS DEFINITE ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES OVER THE PRESENT TRUCK HAULING SYSTEM. /AUTHOR/

• Publication Date: 1969-7-28

Media Info

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  • Publisher: Reports Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Snow and ice control; Snow removal; Snowmelt; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218525
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: pp 30-32
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 12 1970 12:00AM