Study of Ice Clogged Channel Clearing Problems.

• Main Authors: St John,J W, Coburn,J L, Kotras,T V
• Other Authors: ARCTEC INC COLUMBIA MD
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1981
• Subjects: Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Civil Engineering; *ICE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REMOVAL; GROWTH(GENERAL); NEW YORK; TIME; WINTER; DISPOSAL; WATER TRAFFIC; CHANNELS(WATERWAYS); MICHIGAN; CARGO SHIPS; *River ice; *Brash ice; Saint Marys River(Michigan); Saint Lawrence River; Lawrence River; Ice; permafrost
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA104671; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA104671

This study develops a mathematical model for the simulation of ships transiting a river under brash ice conditions. The model predicts the growth of the ice on the St. Marys and St. Lawrence Rivers and the subsequent transit times and delays of the ships at traffic levels predicted for the year 2000...