AIR BUBBLER SYSTEM DESIGN FOR THE 140 FOOT WYTM

The 140' class of Coast Guard Cutters are equipped with an air bubbler hull lubrication system for ice breaking. The air bubbler system reduces ice friction against the cutter's hull plating. This report describes the air bubbler system on this class cutter, gives its operating characteristics, and its design history. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Availability: Microfiche copies only.
• Corporate Authors:

  Arctec, Incorporated

  9104 Red Branch Road
  Columbia, MD  United States  21045
• Authors:
  • Lecourt, E J
• Publication Date: 1976-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 39 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air; Air compressors; Bubbles; Ducts; Engines; Flow; Fluid resistance; Friction; Government vessels; Hulls; Ice; Icebreakers; Icebreaking; Lubrication; Manifolds; Marine engineering; Openings; Piping systems; Tugboats
• Identifier Terms: United States Coast Guard; United States Coast Guard ships
• Uncontrolled Terms: Air flow; Hull resistance; Ship hulls
• Old TRIS Terms: Air bubbling systems; Friction reduction; Manifolds engines; Orifices; Ship plates
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00318213
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: 202C-3, USCG-E-01-80
• Contract Numbers: DOT-CG-50383-A
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 2002 12:00AM