I am in the process of designing a series of air nozzles for the purpose of reducing the interface soil friction/adhesion between a steel plated object and the adjacent undersea dense sand/silt soil strata, N>50<100 approx. This large object is being "sunked" plumb to about 80 ft...
How do you figure the rate of sinking for a huge caisson having W wt. 80ft down into dense sand/silt formation 100 ft below sea level while excavating inside? Since location and plumbness are necessary, what mechanical method/means would I employ to achieve the desired goal? Thanks for input.
Scenario is to run say min. 5000 CFM aircompressors blowing several underwater (100 ft sea) jet nozzles on and off cycle at 300 psi operating. Would steam be cheaper instead? How about freeze up and enviro concern at sea? What nozzle valve design would work to prevent soil plug ups? Please help.
I am searching info on how to quantify the performance of a compressed air nozzle under 100 ft. of sea water, the purpose of which is to reduce soil friction/adhesion interaction between a huge steel object being sunked 80 ft. into dense sand/silt glacial formation. Input is 300 psi (air or...
