OTTAWA TESTS LOW-COST SALT PRE-WETTING SYSTEM

To substantiate manufacturer claims and investigate the potential of using add-on prewetting systems in conjunction with the existing fleet of salt spreaders, the Ottawa Road Operations Division designed an experiment to be conducted in a controlled field trial during the 1994-1995 winter. The objective of the winter-long field trial of prewetting salt with calcium chloride was two-fold: (1) To substantiate the reduction in salt use which can be realized through the use of an on-board prewetting system. (2) To document any enhancement in deicing performance of salt prewetted with calcium chloride relative to dry salt at various temperatures.

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  Park Ridge, IL  United States  60068
• Authors:
  • Miner, M
• Publication Date: 1995-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 37-40
• Serial:
  • Better Roads
  • Volume: 65
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: James Informational Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0006-0208
  • Serial URL: http://www.betterroads.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calcium chloride; Deicing chemicals; Field tests; Wetting
• Uncontrolled Terms: Prewetting
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I62: Winter Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00715464
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 8 1996 12:00AM