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FORAGE HUMIDE [2 records]

Record 1 2005-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Geothermal Energy
CONT

If a typical Larderello type of dry bore were to be used ... it will be seen that the grade of available heat is higher at all wellhead pressures than required by either of the industries assumed in the ... example for a wet bore.

OBS

In geothermy, bores drilled in a wet hyper-thermal field are referred to as "wet bores."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Énergie géothermique
CONT

Dans le cas d'un forage sec type Larderello [...], on remarque que le degré de chaleur utilisable est plus élevé dans toutes les pressions en tête de puits que celui exigé par les industries supposées dans l'exemple donné pour un puits humide.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec le «forage à l'eau».

OBS

En géothermie, on appelle «puits humide» tout puits foré dans un champ hyperthermique humide.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Boring and Drilling (Mines)
  • Preparatory Mining Work
DEF

In rock drilling for blasting purposes, injection of water through a hollow drill shank to the bottom of a hole, to allay dust and danger of pneumoconiosis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondage et forage miniers
  • Travaux préparatoires (Exploitation minière)
CONT

[...] l'usage du marteau-perforateur pneumatique produit infiniment plus de poussières que son ancêtre la barre à mine [...] et il faut attendre le forage à l'eau pour que le risque s'amenuise. Mais au moment où la silicose semble maîtrisée, la pneumoconiose, imputable aux poussières de charbons, prend le relais.

Spanish

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