Model tests of the United States Coast Guard Heavy Polar Icebreaker indicative designs

• Published in: Day 2 Tue, November 06, 2018
• Main Authors: Wang, Jungyong, Akinturk, Ayhan, Brown, Jeffrey, Muselet, Caroline, Millan, James
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Offshore Technology Conference 2018
• Subjects: Psi; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4043/29106-MS; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=797fe62b-e5da-4ca2-af1d-144afc239ab8; https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=797fe62b-e5da-4ca2-af1d-144afc239ab8

This paper describes the results of model tests carried out in ice and open water conditions to evaluate performance of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Heavy Polar Icebreaker (HPIB) indicative design. The resistance, propulsion and manoeuvring performance in ice conditions was evaluated at thre...