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Frazil‐The Invisible Strangler
Author(s) -
Foulds D.M.,
Wigle T.E.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1977.tb06714.x
Subject(s) - choke , geology , flow (mathematics) , lead (geology) , meteorology , environmental science , mechanics , geography , geomorphology , engineering , physics , electrical engineering
Frazil is an ice phenomenon that usually occurs between midnight and dawn and only when the water has become supercooled. It can choke intakes and open channels through its “stickiness,” blocking the water flow to facilities. The development of frazil is traced in this article, and suggestions to alleviate the problems it causes are made.