ADVANCED ICEBREAKING CONCEPTS

Recent economic studies have resulted in favorable predictions for extending winter navigation in domestic waterways. The Coast Guard is attempting to meet this challenge by taking a "fresh look" at icebreaking and applying new and innovative concepts to accomplish its task. This paper describes three advanced concepts which have been investigated: materials handling, explosive icebreaker, and the "super efficient" River Ice Breaker (RIB) concept, which has been selected for continued development. The paper concludes with statements about conventional icebreakers and why R&D is now being applied to enhance U.S. icebreaking technology.

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  American Society of Naval Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Coburn Jr, J L
  • Ehrlich, N A
• Publication Date: 1973-8

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 11-19
• Serial:
  • Naval Engineers Journal
  • Volume: 85
  • Issue Number: 4
  • ISSN: 0028-1425

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Explosives; Icebreaking; River ice; Rivers
• Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050282
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: United States Merchant Marine Academy
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1973 12:00AM