Comparative Analysis of Potential Auxiliary Icebreaking Devices/Systems for Great Lakes. Volume I.

Abstract

This report represents the first comprehensive evaluation and ranking of all the auxiliary icebreaking devices which have been proposed over the last fifty years. An extensive literature search and interviews with experienced Coast Guard personnel produced a list of 19 alternatives to evaluate. Decision Analysis was used to rank order the alternatives based on their utility in meeting the goals and objectives of the Coast Guard. One system was clearly superior than the others. This was the Pitching System in which a set of rotating weights are used to induced a pitching motion to the hull while icebreaking. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA110560

Entities

People

  • Joseph A. Smith
  • Matthew S. Mcbride
  • Michael J. Goodwin

Organizations

  • United States Coast Guard Research & Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Cushion Vehicles
  • Coast Guard
  • Cold Regions
  • Data Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Explosives
  • Fuel Consumption
  • Gases
  • Geographic Regions
  • Maneuvers
  • Materials
  • Operations Research
  • Passengers
  • Probability Density Functions
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security