PAINT PROTECTION FOR ICE-GOING SHIPS AND ICE-BREAKERS

Ship model tests made in recent years in ice, and full-scale tests have shown that the mechanical friction between ice and the ship's hull is a primary factor of ice resistance. This article describes the process of icebreaking, and how the broken ice travels around the hull of the icebreaking vessel, thereby creating ice resistance. Following this, a description is given of various types of hull coatings, and how each can reduce the resistance to ice, while increasing the resistance to abrasion.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Benn Brothers Marine Publications Limited

  Lyon Tower, 125 High Street, Colliers Wood
  London SW19 2JN,   England 
• Publication Date: 1975-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 535
• Serial:
  • Shipping World & Shipbuilder
  • Volume: 168
  • Issue Number: 3906
  • Publisher: Seven Kings Publications, Limited
  • ISSN: 0037-3931
  • Serial URL: http://www.shippingworld.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coatings; Hulls; Ice; Icebreaking; Mechanical resistance; Painting; Protection
• Old TRIS Terms: Coating performance; Hull painting; Hull protection; Ice resistance
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00126014
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Maritime Research Center, Kings Point
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1975 12:00AM