Sticking deep ice core drills: Why and how to recover Sticking deep ice core drills: Why, and how to recover

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The GISP deep drill became stuck in 1981, but was free the following year. The NGRIP/EPICA deep drill has suffered from two big setbacks : The drill is stuck both at NGRIP in Greenland and at Dome C in Antarctica. Both events occurred in a period with routine drilling and high productivity. The reasons for the two events are believed to be different, but the chosen bore-hole liquid seems to be problematic. The densifier can adhere to the surface of the ice cuttings, making fine ice cuttings to sink in the liquid, in spite of a liquid density of 935kg/m^3. In spite of changed procedures and modified constructions, the drill became stuck again at NGRIP. It was freed using glycol, making use of both the temperature and temperature gradient in the hole.

The GISP deep drill became stuck in 1981,but was free the following year. The NGRIP/EPICA deep drill has suffered from two big setbacks : The drill is stuck both at NGRIP in Greenland and at Dome C in Antarctica. Both events occurred in a period with routine drilling and high productivity. The reasons for the two events are believed to be different, but the chosen bore-hole liquid seems to be problematic. The densifier can adhere to the surface of the ice cuttings, making fine ice cuttings to sink in the liquid, in spite of a liquid density of 935kg/m^3. In spite of changed procedures and modified constructions, the drill became stuck again at NGRIP. It was freed using glycol, making use of both the temperature and temperature gradient in the hole.

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Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research, Special Issue   [巻号一覧]

Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research, Special Issue 56, 181-195, 2002-03  [この号の目次]

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  • NII論文ID(NAID) :
    110000010505
  • NII書誌ID(NCID) :
    AA00733561
  • 本文言語コード :
    ENG
  • 資料種別 :
    Journal Article
  • ISSN :
    03860744
  • 収録DB :
    NII-ELS  IR 

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