Record Details
Main Cooling Line Feeder
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Main Cooling Line Feeder |
| Description | This is a main line feed of cooling water running from one of the pumping barges, thru a longitudinal inspection gallery in the dam. The hose connections are fastened to headers for the various coils of cooling pipe embedded in the concrete, thru which water from the river is being circulated. The flow was distributed so that at least 4 gallons per minute was passing thru each coil at all times. At a low point in the system booster pumps forced the water back over the cofferdam into the... Using one of the many ideas developed during the construction of the Boulder Dam the Concrete was cooled by means of two cooling water barges pumping water thru the 375 miles of one-inch pipe embedded in the concrete of the Grand Coulee Dam. Here is shown the main line for this network of cooling pipes meant to keep the concrete from buckling or cracking due to excessive heat expanding its mass. |
| Relation | Part of Western Waters Digital Library: http://harvester.lib.utah.edu/wwdl/; Photographer Unknown |
| Creator | Clifford R. Koester |
| Subject | Tunnels--Design and Construction--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Concrete--Cooling--Concrete--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam; Concrete--Expansion and contraction--Washington (State)--Grand Coulee Dam Concrete |
| Type | Photograph |
| Coverage | United States--Washington (State)--Grant County--Grand Coulee Dam site, Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.) |
| Identifier | 709b1v2p143.jpg http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/koester,1007 |
| Publisher | Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm |
| Source | A History of the Columbia Basin Project (Vol. 2, Page 143)-Cage 709: Clifford R. Koester Papers, 1927-1972: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cg709.htm |
| Rights | To order a reproduction please see: http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/policies.htm , or contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections: (509) 335-6691. For permission to publish please contact Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections: (509) 335-6691. |
| Format | Original photographic prints were scanned at 24 bit 3000 pixels by the long side for master TIFF files on an Plustek OpticBook 3600 Plus. Also, 24 bit 150 PPI JPEGs were created with the OpticBook 3600 Plus and added to the CONTENTdm database at the WSU Libraries |
| Language | English |
| Date | 2008 |
