Reply to comment
High density low melting point salts to aid in drilling
May 20, 2008 by Anonymous, 1 year 26 weeks ago
Comment id: 30027
Reply
About us
Science Blog was started in August 2002. It lives, breathes and eats press releases from research organizations around the globe. Most of what you read here are press releases from the outfits named in the stories themselves. Got a news story you think belongs here? Let's talk. The other half of the equation is blog posts from readers like you. So if you have an interest in science, please register and join others like you in an ongoing, vibrant dialog about what makes the world tick. Meantime, please take a minute to read our Privacy Policy and Site Disclaimer.Recommended
Andrew Sullivan Dan Sullivan Doug Arellanes Emmanuelle Richard Faith Sullivan Fred Bortz Heather Havrilesky Henry Copeland Kate Sullivan Ken Layne lagreenbean.com LAist.com Maggie Sullivan Matt Welch NewYorkology Opinion L.A. Ron Kaye Slashdot Steve Elzer & Family TheNewsroom.org Thor Garcia Tony Pierce Wonkette OlderThanks CNET for naming Science Blog one of your Blog 100!
I'm curious has anyone looked at the idea of using low melting point salts like zinc chloride at 2.9 g/cc 283 C melting point to fill the drilling holes so that one could drill deeper with less effort.The idea is if the liquid is the same density as the surrounding rock then the walls will not push inwards and because its hot anywise then it stays liquid.Room temperature liquids like acetylene tetrabromide will float aluminum metal but because its organic it would decompose in the heat but its interesting that they do exist.
Dale
dale@nbnet.nb.ca
alttheories.com