Drilling in extreme environments: penetration and sampling on earth and other planets

Shortage of oil and resulting increases in oil price increase the pressure towards accessing new oil fields, while making it profitable to tap fields whichare difficult to reach. This poses technical challenges which need to be addressed in a comprehensive new book. At the same time, recent space missions to planetary objects, e.g. to Mars and to comets, involve in-situ drilling and even sample return missions. The harsh conditions in both fields of work create demand for work combining latest drilling with latest robotic technology. Thisbook delivers what is needed. The authors are ideally suited to write it, coming from top rank public and corporate research in these two key fields of technology. This book can serve as supplementary reading for courses at various institutions, e.g. Colorado School of mines. For listing see proposal.

• ISBN: 978-3-527-40852-8
• Editorial: Wiley-VCH
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 827
• Fecha Publicación: 22/07/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés