Author : Peter H. Gammon
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Book Synopsis Methods for the Fracturing of Icebergs by : Peter H. Gammon
Download or read book Methods for the Fracturing of Icebergs written by Peter H. Gammon and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The engineering feasibility of several potential methods for inducing the large scale fracturing of icebergs has been investigated. These methods included conventional explosives and incendiaries, thermal fracture of ice, various sorts of directed beams (radiation, fluid or particles), injected pressurized fluid (both confined and unconfined) and an ice cutting method using an electrically heated wire. All methods had in common the requirement for large quantities of materials and/or energy. Some methods, while technically and perhaps economically feasible, were unacceptable from an environmental viewpoint.