Application of Modular Wellpoints for Groundwater Accumulation during Forest Fire Extinguishing. P. 68–80

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628.92:69:614.843.4

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10.37482/0536-1036-2025-5-68-80

Abstract

The research has been aimed at developing innovative wellpoint designs that can be used to fight forest fires as part of mobile installations for obtaining groundwater directly at the sights of fire-fighting activities. Wellpoints are effective means of lowering the groundwater level, which helps to extinguish and prevent the spread of fire. A new design solution for a modular wellpoint unit for a dewatering system developed taking into account the specific features and requirements of work in forest areas, has been described in detail. The key characteristics of the solution are a high filtration level, a modular design that allows for quick and flexible adaptation of the wellpoint to various fire situations and high mobility which ensures the ability to quickly deploy and move wellpoints in forest fire areas. New materials and technologies used in the production of wellpoints aimed at improving their efficiency and environmental safety have also been presented. The importance of using new designs of modular wellpoints in forest fire prevention activities has been emphasized, and the possibilities of their further improvement for the development of methods for fighting forest fires and protecting forest resources have been discussed. Examples here include the use of more efficient filtration materials, increasing the capacity of the vacuum suction system, changing the design to increase the mobility of wellpoints, and developing transport and technological means for their rapid movement.

Authors

Anatolii S. Lorents^1*, Candidate of Engineering; ResearcherID: HDM-5909-2022,
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0906-8779
Olga I. Grigoreva², Candidate of Agriculture, Assoc. Prof.; ResearcherID: AAC-9570-2020,
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5937-0813
Igor V. Grigorev³, Doctor of Engineering, Prof.; ResearcherID: S-7085-2016,

Affiliation

¹Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dviny, 17, Arkhangelsk, 163002, Russian Federation; a.lorents@narfu.ru*
²Saint-Petersburg State Forest Technical University, per. Institutskiy, 5, Saint Petersburg, 194064, Russian Federation; grigoreva_o@list.ru
³Arctic State Agrotechnological University, sh. Sergelyakhskoe, 3rd km, 3, Yakutsk, 677007, Russian Federation; silver73@inbox.ru

Keywords

modular wellpoint, vacuum dewatering, forest fire

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Lorents A.S., Grigoreva O.I., Grigorev I.V. Application of Modular Wellpoints for Groundwater Accumulation during Forest Fire Extinguishing. Lesnoy Zhurnal = Russian Forestry Journal, 2025, no. 5, pp. 68–80. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.37482/0536-1036-2025-5-68-80

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