LONGITUDINAL STIFFNESS ANALYSES FOR THE PROPULSION SHAFTING SYSTEMS OF THE POLAR CLASS ICEBREAKERS

• Published in: Naval Engineers Journal
• Main Authors: VASSILOPOULOS, LYSSIMACHOS, HAMILTON, FRED M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1980
• Subjects: Antarctic; Polar Star; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-3584.1980.tb05268.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1559-3584.1980.tb05268.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1559-3584.1980.tb05268.x

ABSTRACT During the first and second seasons of its deployment in the Antarctic region, the new United States Coast Guard Icebreaker, POLAR STAR, experienced longitudinal vibration problems in the center and wing shaft systems while breaking ice. To minimize and hopefully eliminate the vibratory res...