New environment friendly method for melting ice on roads.
Type of article: Article
Summary
A new system has been developed, called the Gaia Snow-Melting System (GSMS). This system uses both the low-temperature heat retained in the ground and the heat of the sun during the summer. The first system was constructed in Ninohe City, Iwate Prefecture, in 1995 and was successfully implemented.
Details
- Original title: New environment friendly method for melting ice on roads.
- Record ID : 1999-0514
- Languages: English
- Source: Look Jap./J. sci. ind. Res. - vol. 42 - n. 9
- Publication date: 1996/11
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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Indexing
- Themes: Other heat-pump applications
- Keywords: Japan; Geothermy; Snow; Heat pump; Melting; Cold climate
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