HOLME MUD SAMPLER

Domain	Definition
Mining	A device that takes samples with a scoop rotating on an axle mounted on a heavy frame that rests firmly on the bottom. The device is lowered open with the entire weight taken by a shackle on a balanced arm. Closure is not effected on touching bottom. On hoisting, the pressure of water on a vane attached to the balanced arm tips a lever allowing a pin to slip out, releasing the shackle. The weight is then transferred to a rope rotating around a large drum. This in turn rotates a small pulley and drags the sampling hemisphere through the bottom via a second pulley to which it is attached by a light wire. The maximum volume of the sample is 5" L, and inpractice, usually about 3 to 4 L are collected. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: HOLME MUD SAMPLER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-h-l-l-m-m-m-o-p-r-s-u"
	-4 letters: phelloderms.
	-5 letters: mesodermal, phelloderm, romeldales, semaphored, supermodel.
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