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In this study, we carried out model tests to investigate the ice failure process and the resistance experienced by a transport vessel navigating in the Arctic region in pack ice conditions. We tested different navigation velocities, ice plate sizes, and ice concentrations. During the tests, we closely observed several phenomena, including the modes of interaction of the ice ship and the moving and failure modes of ice. We also measured the vessel resistances under different conditions. The test results indicate that the navigation velocity is a significant determinant of the moving and failure modes of ice. Moreover, vessel resistance is remarkably dependent on the ice concentration and navigation velocity. The variances of the mean and maximum resistance are also compared and discussed in detail.
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Foundation item: Supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China, under Grant No. 51179123 and No. 51279131 and the Special Research Program of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China
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Huang, Y., Li, W., Wang, Y. et al. Experiments on the resistance of a large transport vessel navigating in the Arctic region in pack ice conditions. J. Marine. Sci. Appl. 15, 269–274 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11804-016-1362-x
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