INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS: A NEW VERSION OF A STEAM-OPERATED ICE DRILL

A further development of a Howorka steam-operated ice drill is given. It is mounted on a pack frame for each transportation in rugged terrain. A propane flame is used to vaporize water in a single-pass fire-tube boiler. The steam is delivered to the ice through a double-walled flexible hose and a straight guide tube with an exchangeable nozzle at the end. One hole, 25 mm in diameter and 8 m deep, can be drilled in 15 minutes; such a hole can be drilled with one tank of water and 10 with one tank of propane. Sturdy construction has been used and the drill has been tested and found to work satisfactorily under both temperate and arctic conditions. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Revision of report dated 3 January, 1971. Also available in Journal of Glacology, volume 10, number 60, page 387-393, 1971.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Washington, Seattle

  Seattle, WA  United States  98195
• Authors:
  • Hodge, S M
• Publication Date: 1971-4-28

Media Info

• Pagination: 10 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drilling machines; Ice; Sea ice
• Geographic Terms: Arctic Regions
• Old TRIS Terms: Ice drilling machinery
• Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00033624
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TR-14 Tech Rept
• Contract Numbers: N00014-67-A-01030007
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1972 12:00AM