COATINGS TO PREVENT OR REDUCE SHIP SUPERSTRUCTURE ICING, PHASE 2: LABORATORY TESTS

A series of tests carried out to evaluate various coatings for their ability to prevent or reduce spray ice and to identify the preferred coating in terms of the minimum bond strength with accumulated ice are discussed. The tests investigated variations of ice bond strength with a number of coatings under realistic ice accretion conditions for ships at sea. Results of tests to correlate bond strength with mechanical de-icing efforts are also reported. Coating preferences are noted, and recommendations are offered to assist in making decisions regarding practical applications. For related document, see AN 9326.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report
• Corporate Authors:

  ARCTEC Offshore Corporation

  9104 Red Branch Road
  Columbia, MD  United States  21045

  David Taylor Naval Ship R&D Center

  Bethesda, MD  United States  20084

  Maritime Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Zahn, P B
• Publication Date: 1987-9-25

Media Info

• Pagination: Various p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coatings; Icing; Performance evaluations; Ships; Superstructures
• Old TRIS Terms: Ship icing
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00657230
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Report/Paper Numbers: 202C-1
• Contract Numbers: DTMA-91-84-C-41032
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM