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TOMSK, Dec 16 – RIA Tomsk. The Tomsk
authorities plan to use a car, which will melt a crust for cleaning on streets;
the device is developed by Tomsk road builders now, the deputy mayor for
municipal economy Vladimir Khan told to journalists.
"Ivan Grigoryevich (Klein, the
mayor of Tomsk) always paid attention that there are two problems (in ice
cleaning): bus stops and airfields. The best decision would be to melt snow.
<…> We buy some cars, when they will be finished", - Khan told,
without having explained who exactly is engaged in the development.
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He specified that the heat gun is a
design including a burner and diffuser. The warm air directed under a certain
corner melts a slippery layer of a crust in some minutes; it will be
transformed to a small crust, which is sprinkled with mix of sand and salt.
According to Khan, similar
installations are used for processing of runways at airports; however, they
have a huge action area. Devices with more local influence are necessary for
cleaning of roads. However, such devices are not manufactured, it means, that
Tomsk road builders should design them independently.
The deputy mayor noted that the
first heat gun has already passed tests. Now it is still being developed and
then the question about its mass production will be considered. It is supposed
that Tomsk needs five-six such devices for cleaning of streets during the
winter period.