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L/S

Pipe
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

90 90 mm
100 100 mm
110 110 mm
120 120 mm
130 130 mm
140 140 mm
150 150 mm
160 160 mm
170 170 mm
180 180 mm
190 190 mm
200 200 mm
210 210 mm
220 220 mm
230 230 mm
240 240 mm
250 250 mm

Hole
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
70

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

0.00785
0.00785
0.00785
0.00785
0.00785
0.00785
0.00785
0.00785
0.00785

70

76

89

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0.0040035
0.0040035
0.0040035
0.0040035
0.0040035
0.0040035
0.0040035
0.0040035
0.0040035

102
70 mm
76 mm
89 mm
102 mm
127
0.25
0.18
0.01
(0.18)
0.40
0.33
0.16
(0.03)
0.57
0.50
0.33
0.13
0.75
0.68
0.51
0.31
0.94
0.87
0.70
0.51
1.15
1.09
0.92
0.72
1.38
1.31
1.14
0.95
1.62
1.56
1.39
1.19
1.88
1.82
1.65
1.45
2.16
2.09
1.92
1.73
2.45
2.38
2.21
2.02
2.76
2.69
2.52
2.32
3.08
3.01
2.84
2.65
3.41
3.35
3.18
2.98
3.77
3.70
3.53
3.34
4.14
4.07
3.90
3.70
4.52
4.45
4.28
4.09
100
70
70 mm

90 mm
100 mm
110 mm
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130 mm
140 mm
150 mm
160 mm

0.0038465
0.0038465
0.0038465
0.0038465
0.0038465
0.0038465
0.0038465
0.0038465
0.0038465

76
76 mm

40
25
18
13
11
9
7
6

55
30
20
15
11
9
8
6

24.978144
24.978144
24.978144
24.978144
24.978144
24.978144
24.978144
24.978144
24.978144

114
mm
140
(0.38)
(0.24)
(0.07)
0.11
0.31
0.52
0.75
0.99
1.25
1.52
1.81
2.12
2.44
2.78
3.13
3.50
3.89

140
mm
(0.90)
(0.75)
(0.59)
(0.41)
(0.21)
0.00
0.23
0.47
0.73
1.00
1.30
1.60
1.92
2.26
2.61
2.98
3.37

89
102
127
140
89 mm
102 mm
127 mm
140 mm
712
(55)
(26)
(11)
61
(315)
(43)
(13)
30
75
(142)
(17)
20
32
91
(24)
14
20
33
(47)
11
14
19
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9
11
13
44
7
8
10
21

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200
70
70 mm

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27
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5
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6
5
4
4
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3
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6
5
5
4
4
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3
3
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8
7
6
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4
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14
10
8
6
5
4
4
3
3

76
89
102
127
140
76 mm
89 mm
102 mm
127 mm
140 mm
110
1,423
(111)
(52)
(22)
60
123
(631)
(85)
(27)
40
61
150
(284)
(34)
30
39
64
181
(49)
23
28
39
65
(94)
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21
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88
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42
11
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11
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7
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76
89
102
70 mm
76 mm
89 mm
102 mm
127
159
219
2,847
(221)
100
121
245
(1,261)
71
81
122
300
54
59
79
128
42
46
57
78
35
37
44
55
29
30
35
42
25
26
29
34
21
22
24
28
19
19
21
23
16
17
18
20
15
15
16
17
13
13
14
15
12
12
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13
11
11
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Sida 2

127
140
mm
140 mm
(104)
(44)
(170)
(53)
(569)
(68)
363
(98)
131
(189)
77
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176
40
85
32
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26
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10
9

10
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10
9

Sida 3

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10

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5.00

4.00

3.00
70 mm
76 mm

2.00

89 mm
102 mm

1.00

127 mm
140 mm

0.00

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Uphole velocity DTH drilling

Metric
Air consumption of hammer=
Hole size=
Tube size=

Velocity =

1175 L/S
660 MM
127 MM

M/S

Imperial
Air consumption of hammer=
Hole size=
Tube size=

1200 CFM
26
Inch
5
Inch

Velocity = 338.14 Ft/Min

Sida 7

Free air consumed (SCFM)

Bit diameter (inches)
Drill pipe diameter (inches)
Up-hole velocity

450 SCFM
26 Inches
5 Inches
127 fpm

Air has a very low viscosity, which means that satisfactory air flush drilling normally requires uphole velocities o
If air penetrates the ground then it may not reach the ground surface at a sufficiently high velocity to carry the c
100 m/mn

requires uphole velocities of about 1000 m/mm., which can only be obtained in the relatively large-diameter drillholes use
ly high velocity to carry the cuttings with it. There will be loss of return, the cuttings will be dropped, and the hole may be

large-diameter drillholes used for ground investigation by using expensive, high-output air compressors. A 600 cfm (cubic f
ropped, and the hole may become blocked. This will seriously affect bit wear. In addition to these problems, air flush has ne

mpressors. A 600 cfm (cubic feet/minute) compressor is typically required, and this is noisy and difficult to tow to the site of
se problems, air flush has negligible lubrication properties, is not particularly effective as a coolant, and frequently leads to

difficult to tow to the site of remote drillholes. The air leaving the borehole produces a dust plume, unless special equipme
olant, and frequently leads to excessive erosion of soft rocks around the corebarrel and

ume, unless special equipment is used to suppress it.