Speaker
Mr
Christopher Gibson
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Description
The Agile Sub-Ice Geological (ASIG) Drill was developed by U.S. Ice Drilling Program (IDP) for the U.S. National Science Foundation. The design of the system leverages existing exploration drill equipment to create a drill capable of recovering ice core at any targeted depth up to 700m and 10m of rock core beneath up to 700m of ice and firn. The system was developed and tested in 2015 and 2016. Several new mechanical sub-systems were designed for the drill including a custom packer and casing system, a fluid filtration system to remove both ice and rock cuttings, and custom drill bits. This presentation describes the requirements for the drill and the design of the drill to meet those requirements.
Primary authors
Mr
Christopher Gibson
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Mr
Tanner Kuhl
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Mr
Jay Johnson
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Mr
Joshua Jetson
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Mr
Grant Boeckmann
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
