Frictional Resistance to a Ship's Passage through Converging Ice

Presents formulae to estimate the pressure developed in a converging ice field and to calculate the resulting frictional resistance to a ship attempting to navigate through such ice. The icebreaker-tanker Manhattan is used as an example. It is shown that the power necessary to navigate in ice which...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Keys, J., Smith, S.D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1970
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Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66235
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Summary:Presents formulae to estimate the pressure developed in a converging ice field and to calculate the resulting frictional resistance to a ship attempting to navigate through such ice. The icebreaker-tanker Manhattan is used as an example. It is shown that the power necessary to navigate in ice which is failing in compression would be prohibitive.