Definition
Auxiliary icebreaking methods collectively refer to the application of auxiliary systems and/or technologies on the icebreaker to improve its icebreaking ability. They are usually used for the high-level icebreaker which works in high ice conditions. In contrast, conventional icebreaking method usually refers to that an icebreaker breaks ice by its own momentum and/or gravity, in either continuous or crash icebreaking ways (Ettema et al. 1987).
Scientific Fundamentals
As mentioned above, there are usually two traditional ways to break ice for an icebreaker: continuous or crash icebreaking ways. The former is to crush the ice by icebreaker’s gravity, and the latter is to crash the ice by icebreaker’s power mainly. As the thickness of ice increases, both methods become difficult, and the capacity of icebreaker will be limited. Under extreme conditions, when the ice thickness exceeds the icebreaking...
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Ni, B., Wu, Q. (2020). Auxiliary Icebreaking Methods. In: Cui, W., Fu, S., Hu, Z. (eds) Encyclopedia of Ocean Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6963-5_103-1
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