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Title:

ENHANCING ICE-MELTING ACTION OF ROCK SALT BY PREWETTING WITH CALCIUM CHLORIDE

Accession Number:

00193892

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/0360859X

Abstract:

This investigation was prompted by the interest in liquid calcuim chloride (CaCl2) for prewetting rock salt and abrasives used for snow and ice control. The findings demonstrate that prewetting can increase the effectiveness of rock salt and abrasives and thus reduce application rates and costs and may result in decreased damage to nearby salt sensitive vegetation and reduced infiltration into ground water. Both field and laboratory information are included, and both substantiate the increased efficiency of rock salt and abrasives; data indicates that salt use may be reduced by 25-50% and that rock salt may be effectively used at temperatures as low as minus 17.8 deg C (0 deg F). /Authors/

Supplemental Notes:

This Paper appeared in TRB Special Report 185, Snow Removal and Ice Control Research. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

00193845

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Larrimore, D R
Mossner, E H
Nixon, J G

Pagination:

pp 282-288

Publication Date:

1979

Serial:

Transportation Research Board Special Report

Issue Number: 185
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0360-859X

Conference:

Second International Symposium on Snow Removal and Ice Control Research

Location: Hanover New Hampshire, United States
Date: 1978-5-15 to 1978-5-19
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory; U.S. Department of Transportation

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (18) ; References (14)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Effectiveness

Subject Areas:

Highways; Maintenance and Preservation

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI, STATEDOT

Created Date:

Jun 13 1979 12:00AM