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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/9565| Title: | Clearing ice-clogged shipping channels |
| Authors: | U.S. Coast Guard Research & Development Center Vance, George P. |
| Keywords: | Channels (waterways) Ice Ice removal Ice breaking Cold weather operations Shipping Channels St. Marys River |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | CRREL report ; 80-28. |
| Description: | CRREL Report Abstract: This report investigates the feasibility of clearing ice from the shipping channel of the St. Marys River. Four basic concepts are investigated: disposal under the ice, disposal on top of the ice, slurrying, and rafting. Each technique was found to have application in limited portions of the river with the exception of disposal on top of the adjacent ice sheet which is deemed feasible throughout the river system. Disposal onto the adjacent ice sheet will increase the free stream velocity less than 1.0 ft/s (30.5 cm/s) and raise the water level less than 1.0 ft (0.30 m). Further model and field tests are recommended to validate the findings of this report. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/9565 |
| Appears in Collections: | CRREL Report |
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| CR-80-28.pdf | 2.89 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |