River Icebreaker Concept Design and Testing.

The document describes the conceptual design and testing of a unique icebreaking vessel. The hull form is developed around 'least energy' ice handling techniques and a model testing program is conducted to optimize the concept. A math model of the ice handling principle is presented to sup...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: CONSULTEC INC ROCKVILLE MD
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
Marine Engineering
*ICEBREAKERS
COAST GUARD RESEARCH
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
COSTS
PENETRATION
PRESSURE
SHIP HULLS
TEST METHODS
Icebreaker
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0723333
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0723333
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Summary:The document describes the conceptual design and testing of a unique icebreaking vessel. The hull form is developed around 'least energy' ice handling techniques and a model testing program is conducted to optimize the concept. A math model of the ice handling principle is presented to support the testing program. Ice cutters are designed utilizing the water cannon principle. The performance and characteristics of the water cannon are developed. Underwater jets are investigated for flushing the broken ice away from the channel edge. Life cycle costs are presented for a river icebreaker system. Naval architecture studies and machinery selection complete the design package. (Author)

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