Drilling Into The Earth

[Guest Aemilius]

Plasma Drilling?

 

Laser Drilling?

[Chewbalka]

Eclogite you are obviously the schmee on this. These bits obviously heat up a bit due to frictional forces how do they cool them down? As well going that deep into the earth will the temperatures down there effect the cooling ability? Or are the temperatures minimal enough to not make that much of a difference during the project?

[belovelife]

you know if you had a liquid cooled bit, once you go as far as you could, the heat transfer to the liquid would be good enough for geo thermal,

power production

[Chewbalka]

I agree belovelife lol but is hot water good enough to cool off the core-sampling bits? I am not even slightly familiar with this process. I know how to use a regular hand held drill! But i don't think it counts here lol

Edited October 18, 2012 by Chewbalka

[belovelife]

i think oil cooling at the bit head, where heat transefer through another higher pice of the bit would be possible

[Chewbalka]

I don't know is there a eco oil thats safe? There probably is... Would it be effective? Oil always wants to float? Is there a possible way to pocket the oil in the bit so it can not just bubble out? Maybe even run it between the wall of the bit like an engine block with antifreeze... But technically this is all just crazy talk lol i am certain they must have a more efficient less complicated way of doing this... I feel as though i am rambling lol

[belovelife]

 

 

 

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