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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/9522| Title: | Analysis of the performance of a 140-foot Great Lakes icebreaker : USCGC Katmai Bay |
| Authors: | United States. Coast Guard Vance, George P. |
| Keywords: | Field tests Icebreakers Ice breaking operations Ice resistance Low friction coating Ship bubblers |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | CRREL report ; 80-8. |
| Description: | CRREL Report Abstract: This report presents the results of the tests on the new U.S. Coast Guard 140-ft icebreaker Katmai Bay (WTGB-101) in the level plate ice and brash ice in Whitefish Bay and the St. Marys River. The results indicate that the vessel can penetrate 22 in. of level freshwater ice with 2-3 in. of snow cover. It can also penetrate up to 48 in. of brash ice in a continuous mode and at least 30 in. of plate ice by backing and ramming. The installed bubbler system decreased the required power of the vessel from 10 to 30% in brash ice and 25 to 35% in level ice. The low friction coating appears to be effective in decreasing the friction factor when it remains intact; when it peels off it appears to make conditions worse than plain paint. An average dynamic friction factor of 0.15 could be used over the entire hull for these tests. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/9522 |
| Appears in Collections: | CRREL Report |
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| CR-80-8.pdf | 2.99 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |