Development of a River Ice Prow

Abstract

This report describes the development of a river ice prow to be attached to a towboat for opening ice-free navigation channels or for ice management in the vicinity of the locks and dams on the northern rivers of the United States (Illinois, Ohio and Upper Mississippi Rivers). Following a literature survey, the basic concept of the prow was selected to minimize construction and maintenance costs. Three successive models were constructed and tested in level ice in the CRREL Test Basin to optimize the prow's performance from the points of view of resistance and maneuverability in level ice. Test results are presented and discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA199466

Entities

People

  • Carl R. Martinson
  • Jean-claude P. Tatinclaux

Organizations

  • Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Cushion Vehicles
  • Coast Guard
  • Cold Regions
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Literature Surveys
  • Maintenance
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Model Tests
  • Naval Architecture
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Regions
  • Security
  • Self Propelled
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

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