Summary: | The demand for crude oil exports from the Arctic region has led to increased investments in ice-class tonnage. In this paper, the ship and its propulsion plant dynamics during ice breaking conditions are examined based on a modular ship propulsion simulation platform using the Matlab/Simulink tool. Simulation results, regarding the transient engine load response, are presented for the cases of ice breaking during ice channel navigation as well as ice ramming and backing out. Copyright ©2006 by The International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers.
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