CONTENTS
Preface .......................................................................................................................................
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Introduction ...............................................................................................................................
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Experimental procedure .............................................................................................................
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Sample preparation, installation, and analysis ..........................................................................
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Theory ........................................................................................................................................
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Experimental runs ......................................................................................................................
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Permeability ...............................................................................................................................
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Conclusions ...............................................................................................................................
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Literature cited ...........................................................................................................................
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Appendix A: Solution of equation 12 for flow under tension ...................................................
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Abstract ......................................................................................................................................
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ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure
1. Experimental setup .......................................................................................................... 2
2. Ice sample is placed within a hermetically sealed Tempe cell ......................................... 2
3. Thin sections of ice samples under polarized light .......................................................... 3
4. Rotted ice samples from dismantled experiment ............................................................. 3
5. Geometry of water inclusions in ice ................................................................................ 5
6. Vein diameter vs. equilibrium temperature for a range of vein bulk molalities .............. 6
7. Volume fraction of liquid water vs. equilibrium temperature for a range of vein bulk
molalities .................................................................................................................. 6
8. Geometry of liquid inclusions in contact with air ............................................................ 7
9. Volume of water exiting and re-entering Sample A vs. gauge pressure ........................... 9
10. Volume of water exiting and re-entering Sample B vs. gauge pressure .......................... 10
11. Days vs. volume of water re-entering Sample B ............................................................. 11
12. Idealized ice configuration used in flow computations ................................................... 11
TABLES
Table
1. Geometric definitions and relationships of ice structure ................................................. 4
2. Parameters used in computing flow rates through Sample B .......................................... 12
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