Demonstration of Radio-Frequency Soil Decontamination: KAI Technologies Demonstration (Volume III of III), Part 1, Pages 1-229.

Abstract

The Air Force Armstrong Laboratory, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, has supported the research and development of Radio Frequency Soil Decontamination. Radio frequency soil decontamination is essentially a heat-assisted soil vapor extraction process. Site S-1 at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, was selected for the demonstration of two patented techniques. The site is a former sump that collected spills and surface runoff from a waste petroleum, oils, and lubricants and solvent storage and transfer area. In 1993, a technique developed by the ITT Research Institute using an array of electrodes placed in the soil was demonstrated. In 1994, a technique developed by KAI Technologies, Inc. using a single applicator placed in a vertical borehole was demonstrated. Approximately 120 tons of soil were heated during each demonstration to a temperature of about 150 degrees Celsius.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA327886

Entities

People

  • David L. Faust
  • Gilbert G. Avila
  • Raymond S. Kasevich
  • Steven L. Price

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Analysis
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Heat Transfer
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Mobile Phones
  • Power Measurement
  • Radio Frequency Generators
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transmission Lines
  • United States Government
  • Volatile Organic Compounds

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  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Research Science/Academic Research