UNCONVENTIONAL POWER SOURCES FOR ICE CONTROL AT LOCKS AND DAMS
This study of the feasibility of various unconventinal power sources for ice control at lock and dam installations, reviews ice-control practices at several sites. It was found that at L&Ds, the primary ice growths to be controlled by heat application are, ice-collar formation along lockwalls, particularly in the miter-gate recess, and dam gates. The most unconventional power source to meet the requirements appears to be hydroelectric power generated at L&Ds by means of small, portable, power-barge plants. Direct heating of lockwalls, lock miter-gate recesses, and dam-gate pier-walls by means of electrical heaters embedded in concrete walls is the best approach to controlling ice growth on lockwalls and dam gates. These and other findings are discussed.
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Authors:
- Nakato, Tatsuaki
- Ettema, Robert
- Ashton, G D
- Publication Date: 1989-9
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 107-126
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Serial:
- Journal of Cold Regions Engineering
- Volume: 3
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
- ISSN: 0887-381X
- Serial URL: http://opjs.aip.org/cro
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Dams; Deicing; Electric heating; Electric power supply; Heating (Structures); Hydroelectric power generation; Locks (Waterways)
- Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00488803
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 31 1989 12:00AM