Test and Evaluation of CGC POLAR STAR WAGB 10. Volume II. Test Plans.

CGC POLAR STAR is the first of a new class of American icebreakers built for and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. The vessel's design incorporates many new and sophisticated systems not found on earlier icebreakers. The primary objective of the test and evaluation program was to examine the pe...

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Main Author: Welsh,James P , Jr
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY NSTL STATION MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1978
Subjects:
Marine Engineering
*ICEBREAKERS
STRESSES
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
RESISTANCE
LOADS(FORCES)
TEST METHODS
OPERATION
MARINE PROPELLERS
SEA ICE
SEA TESTING
COAST GUARD SHIPS
*WAGB 10
Antarctic
Arctic
Polar Star
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA121527
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA121527
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Summary:CGC POLAR STAR is the first of a new class of American icebreakers built for and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. The vessel's design incorporates many new and sophisticated systems not found on earlier icebreakers. The primary objective of the test and evaluation program was to examine the performance characteristics under actual polar operations. Two field trials were conducted. The first in the Arctic and the second in the Antarctic. During these field trials approximately 120 individual parameters were measured and recorded on magnetic tape. Additionally, the physical properties of the sea ice in which the ship was operating were measured. Documentation of the complete program including preliminary screening of the data has been accomplished by NORDA under contract to the Coast Guard Research and Development Center. The documentation consists of the following four volumes: I. Antarctic Trials, II. Test Plans, III. Background, and IV. Instrumentation Manual. See also Volume 3, AD-A121 528.

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