Evaluation of the Salt Brine Deicing Unit for Snow and Ice Removal in Utah

摘要

In 1974 the Office of Research of the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CONNDOT) addressed the problem of snow and ice removal by use of a high pressure brine spray. In 1979, the FHWA let two contracts (one to Minnesota, the other to Utah) to further evaluate this procedure. The primary purpose of the study was to field test and evaluate the 'Salt Brine Deicing Unit', its performance on snow and ice removal, its operation cost, and compare this information to a standard salting operation. Factors such as air temperature, ground temperature, solar radiation, the amount of traffic, and the type of snow all influenced the performance of either granular salt or the salt brine spray procedure.