Call number:
ZSP-201-76/36
In:
CRREL Report, 76-36
Description / Table of Contents:
In the past decade, various workers have investigated the use of high-frequency electromagnetic radiation for breaking and excavating rock and frozen ground. This report reviews the high-frequency dielectric properties of these materials, the physics of heating, and the existing literature on these subjects. The high-frequency dielectric properties of rocks and soils, and the absorption of energy by these materials, are mainly determined by their liquid water contents. Computer modeling was used to calculate absorption energy as a function of distance behind irradiated faces of earth materials. The resulting computations showed that most energy is absorbed in the first few centimeters of frozen ground and weak soils. However, in hard rocks of low water content, electromagnetic waves penetrate more deeply, and significant amounts of energy are also absorbed tens of centimeters behind the irradiated faces. Test results showed that electromagnetic rock breakage is feasible only for excavations in hard rock; test results from the use of electromagnetic radiation for excavating tunnels in weak rocks and frozen ground are not promising.
Type of Medium:
Series available for loan
Pages:
iii, 23 Seiten
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Illustrationen
Series Statement:
CRREL Report 76-36
URL:
https://hdl.handle.net/11681/9531
Language:
English
Note:
CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction
Sorption and desorption of organic contaminants
Decontamination methods
Aqueous cleaning methods
Cleaning or rinsing with organic solvents
Chemical neutralization methods
Current protocols to decontaminate groundwater sampling devices
Variations in methodology
Special instructions for cleaning pumps
Effectiveness of various decontamination methods
Low-temperature considerations
Conclusions
Literature cited
Location:
AWI Archive
Branch Library:
AWI Library
