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• IP0143 - Resource saving and high efficiency of snow melting systems through snow depth control
  Yukinobu SUGIHARA , Seiji KAMIMURA , Takeshi FUJINO , Kosuke ISOISHI , Saeki NOUCHI
  Individual paper (pdf - 1.6MB)

  A snow-melting system with groundwater sprinkling or snow-melting pipes is essential for maintaining road traffic during winter in Japan. Snow-melting pipes have been widely used since the 1960s in the Hokuriku region, which has heavy snowfall but a relatively mild climate because of its relatively low cost and high effectiveness. The snow-melting pipe pumps groundwater at a constant temperature [...]