A series of tests of a full-scale river icebreaker was conducted to investigate the characteristics of ice-induced hull vibration.The test was conducted when the river icebreaker was operating in an ice-covered river ...A series of tests of a full-scale river icebreaker was conducted to investigate the characteristics of ice-induced hull vibration.The test was conducted when the river icebreaker was operating in an ice-covered river at temperatures of-4 to 0°C with ice thicknesses of 300 to 400 mm.In the tests,the ice condition and icebreaker speed were chosen as the main influence factors.By analyzing the measured test data,we identified some important points regarding ice-induced hull vibration.When the river icebreaker navigates in an area with complete ice coverage,the peak value of the acceleration amplitude spectrum is highest.Also,the vibration response excited by the icebreaking load in an area with complete ice coverage exhibits more frequencies.With an increase in icebreaker speed,the vibration acceleration response gradually increases.However,habitability of the bow region on the main and driving decks is maintained due to the harmless vibration levels.In addition,the icebreaking operation of the river icebreaker causes violent local vibration of the grillage on the main deck.展开更多
Large size vessels sailing in continuous level ice and broken ice of high concentration are mostly assisted by icebreakers.This is done in order to provide for fast transportation through the North Sea Route and safe ...Large size vessels sailing in continuous level ice and broken ice of high concentration are mostly assisted by icebreakers.This is done in order to provide for fast transportation through the North Sea Route and safe operation in extreme ice conditions.Currently,new large size gas and oil carriers and container ships are being designed and built with beams much greater than the beams of existing icebreakers.At the same time,no mathematical description exists for the breaking mechanism of ice channel edges,when such vessels move under icebreaker escort.This paper suggests a simple method for assessment of the ice resistance in the case of a large ship running in an icebreaker channel;the method is based on modification of well-known semi-empirical methods for calculation of the ice resistance to ships in level and broken ice.The main feature of the proposed calculation scheme consists in that different methods are applied to estimate the ice resistance in broken ice and due to breaking of level ice edges.The combination of these methods gives a deliverable ice resistance of a large size vessel moving under icebreaker assistance in a newly made ice channel.In general,proposed method allows to define the speed of a carrier moving in an ice channel behind a modern linear icebreaker and could be applied at the ship design stage and during development of the marine transportation system.The paper also discusses the ways for further refinement of the assessment procedure suggested.展开更多
This article focuses on two issues. The first concerns definitions of the Northern Sea Route （NSR） in old and new Russian legislation, and the second relates to Russian rules on icebreaker guiding. Based on a compre...This article focuses on two issues. The first concerns definitions of the Northern Sea Route （NSR） in old and new Russian legislation, and the second relates to Russian rules on icebreaker guiding. Based on a comprehensive comparative analysis of relevant Russian legal provisions enacted in 2013 and previous laws in this area, we offer the following conclusions. （1） Our legal analysis indicates that Russia＇s view of the NSR as a historical national transportation route has not changed. However, the new law redefines the scope and coverage of the NSR, which now comprises the internal waters, territorial sea, adjacent zone, and the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation. In fact, the new law resolves previous ambiguity regarding extension of the NSR boundary to the high seas. （2） Based on an analysis of the new rules on icebreaker guiding, the article concludes that NSR is transitioning from a mandatory icebreaker guiding regime into a permit regime. This is particularly evident in its provision of a concrete, practical, and predictable clause on permissible or impermissible conditions relating to independent navigation. According to the new rules, it is possible for foreign ships to undertake independent navigation in the NSR. The Russian NSR policy, therefore, appears to have changed significantly, and has future potential for opening the NSR up to the international community.展开更多
A ship-ice-water interaction model is established using smoothed-particle hydrodynamics(SPH)to predict the ice breaking resistance of the icebreaker in the Yellow River effectively.This method includes the numerical p...A ship-ice-water interaction model is established using smoothed-particle hydrodynamics(SPH)to predict the ice breaking resistance of the icebreaker in the Yellow River effectively.This method includes the numerical process of the constitutive equation,yield criterion,and the coupling model in SPH.The ice breaking resistance is determined under different conditions.The numerical results of the ice breaking resistance agree with the empirical formula results.Results show that the prediction accuracy of ice resistance is less than 17.6%compared with the empirical formula in the level ice.The method can also be extended to predict the floe motion and ice breaking resistance in actual river channels.The validation against the empirical formula indicates that the proposed ship-ice-water SPH method can predict the ice breaking resistance of icebreakers in actual rivers effectively.The predicted ice breaking resistance is analyzed under different conditions.The ice breaking resistance increases with increasing bending strength and ice thickness,and the latter is the most important factor influencing ice resistance.展开更多
The Lindqvist method is adopted to estimate the ice resistance for an icebreaker.The accuracy of the method is evaluated in a comparison of the calculated results with model test results.In addition to the estimation ...The Lindqvist method is adopted to estimate the ice resistance for an icebreaker.The accuracy of the method is evaluated in a comparison of the calculated results with model test results.In addition to the estimation of ice resistance,a sensitivity analysis based on the Lindqvist method is carried out.A full parametric model developed using CAESES software allows the convenient construction of many new hull lines.The primary factors relevant to ice resistance are embedded as design parameters in the full parametric model.Meanwhile,response surface methodology is adopted to give better insight into new hull lines.Results show that the ice resistance is more sensitive to the rake angle and waterline entrance angle.The aim of the present study is to improve the techniques of designing the hull forms of icebreakers.展开更多
China's research-oriented icebreaker Xuelong,or Snow Dragon,arrived in Shanghai on April 8,marking the completion of key missions in the country's 41st Antarctic expedition.The expedition involves 516 members ...China's research-oriented icebreaker Xuelong,or Snow Dragon,arrived in Shanghai on April 8,marking the completion of key missions in the country's 41st Antarctic expedition.The expedition involves 516 members from 118 domestic and international institutions and is being carried out by three vessels.展开更多
In designing modern vessels, calculating the propulsion performance of ships in ice is important, including propeller effective thrust, number of revolutions, consumed power, and ship speed. Such calculations allow fo...In designing modern vessels, calculating the propulsion performance of ships in ice is important, including propeller effective thrust, number of revolutions, consumed power, and ship speed. Such calculations allow for more accurate prediction of the ice performance of a designed ship and provide inputs for designers of ship power and automation systems. Preliminary calculations of ship propulsion and thrust characteristics in ice can enable predictions of full-scale ice resistance without measuring the propeller thrust during sea trials. Measuring propeller revolutions,ship speed, and the power delivered to propellers could be sufficient to determine the propeller thrust of the vessel. At present, significant difficulties arise in determining the thrust of icebreakers and ice-class ships in ice conditions. These challenges are related to the fact that the traditional system of propeller/hull interaction coefficients does not function correctly in ice conditions. The wake fraction becomes negative and tends to minus infinity starting from a certain value of the propeller advance coefficient. This issue prevents accurate determination of the performance characteristics, thrust, and rotational speed of the propulsors. In this study, an alternative system of propeller/hull interaction coefficients for ice is proposed. It enables the calculation of all propulsion parameters in ice based on standard hydrodynamic tests with selfpropulsion models. An experimental method is developed to determine alternative propeller/hull interaction coefficients. A prediction method is suggested to determine propulsion performance in ice based on the alternative interaction coefficient system. A case study applying the propulsion prediction method for ice conditions is provided. This study also discusses the following issues of ship operation in ice: the scale effect of icebreaker propellers and the prospects for introducing an ice interaction coefficient.展开更多
Sailing within the ice channel that assisting icebreaker tracks is usual for difficult ice conditions in the Northern freezing seas and the Arctic region.There is the danger of emergency,namely,the collision with an i...Sailing within the ice channel that assisting icebreaker tracks is usual for difficult ice conditions in the Northern freezing seas and the Arctic region.There is the danger of emergency,namely,the collision with an icebreaker or the ahead vessel,when ones stop before insuperable ice obstacle or because the engine trouble.The paper contents analysis of the vessel braking process and formulation of the equation that gives possibility modelling this process and evaluating the distance that is necessary for safe stopping of vessel in dependence on its characteristics and ice conditions.Outcomes of investigation will be applicable for the caravan of cargo vessels forming while the icebreaker assistance.展开更多
Vehicles carrying members of China’s 35th Antarctic research mission on their way to the Zhongshan Station,a Chinese research base in Antarctica,on February 8.The scientists,including 21 from the Taishan team and 16 ...Vehicles carrying members of China’s 35th Antarctic research mission on their way to the Zhongshan Station,a Chinese research base in Antarctica,on February 8.The scientists,including 21 from the Taishan team and 16 from the Kunlun team,have successfully completed their research tasks.The Taishan team completed construction of the supporting facilities.展开更多
基金This study was funded by the National keyResearch and Development program (2016YFC0303406)FundamentalResearch Funds for the Central University (HEUCFD1515,HEUCFM170113)+2 种基金High Technology Ship Funds of Ministry ofIndustry and Information of China, Assembly Advanced Research Fundof China (No. 6140210020105)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No. 2014M552661)Major innovation projects of High TechnologyShip Funds of Ministry of Industry and Information of China, Navalpre-research project, National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos. 51209052 and 51 709 063).
文摘A series of tests of a full-scale river icebreaker was conducted to investigate the characteristics of ice-induced hull vibration.The test was conducted when the river icebreaker was operating in an ice-covered river at temperatures of-4 to 0°C with ice thicknesses of 300 to 400 mm.In the tests,the ice condition and icebreaker speed were chosen as the main influence factors.By analyzing the measured test data,we identified some important points regarding ice-induced hull vibration.When the river icebreaker navigates in an area with complete ice coverage,the peak value of the acceleration amplitude spectrum is highest.Also,the vibration response excited by the icebreaking load in an area with complete ice coverage exhibits more frequencies.With an increase in icebreaker speed,the vibration acceleration response gradually increases.However,habitability of the bow region on the main and driving decks is maintained due to the harmless vibration levels.In addition,the icebreaking operation of the river icebreaker causes violent local vibration of the grillage on the main deck.
基金This work was funded by the Russian Science Foundation(Grant No.17-79-20162-П).
文摘Large size vessels sailing in continuous level ice and broken ice of high concentration are mostly assisted by icebreakers.This is done in order to provide for fast transportation through the North Sea Route and safe operation in extreme ice conditions.Currently,new large size gas and oil carriers and container ships are being designed and built with beams much greater than the beams of existing icebreakers.At the same time,no mathematical description exists for the breaking mechanism of ice channel edges,when such vessels move under icebreaker escort.This paper suggests a simple method for assessment of the ice resistance in the case of a large ship running in an icebreaker channel;the method is based on modification of well-known semi-empirical methods for calculation of the ice resistance to ships in level and broken ice.The main feature of the proposed calculation scheme consists in that different methods are applied to estimate the ice resistance in broken ice and due to breaking of level ice edges.The combination of these methods gives a deliverable ice resistance of a large size vessel moving under icebreaker assistance in a newly made ice channel.In general,proposed method allows to define the speed of a carrier moving in an ice channel behind a modern linear icebreaker and could be applied at the ship design stage and during development of the marine transportation system.The paper also discusses the ways for further refinement of the assessment procedure suggested.
基金Marine Science Research Project for Public Welfare "Assessment for Navigability of Arctic Sea Route and Research & Demonstration for Prediction System for Sea Route" (Grant no. 201205007-6)Research Project of Polar Right and Interest, the Department of International Cooperation of the State Oceanic Administration, China
文摘This article focuses on two issues. The first concerns definitions of the Northern Sea Route （NSR） in old and new Russian legislation, and the second relates to Russian rules on icebreaker guiding. Based on a comprehensive comparative analysis of relevant Russian legal provisions enacted in 2013 and previous laws in this area, we offer the following conclusions. （1） Our legal analysis indicates that Russia＇s view of the NSR as a historical national transportation route has not changed. However, the new law redefines the scope and coverage of the NSR, which now comprises the internal waters, territorial sea, adjacent zone, and the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation. In fact, the new law resolves previous ambiguity regarding extension of the NSR boundary to the high seas. （2） Based on an analysis of the new rules on icebreaker guiding, the article concludes that NSR is transitioning from a mandatory icebreaker guiding regime into a permit regime. This is particularly evident in its provision of a concrete, practical, and predictable clause on permissible or impermissible conditions relating to independent navigation. According to the new rules, it is possible for foreign ships to undertake independent navigation in the NSR. The Russian NSR policy, therefore, appears to have changed significantly, and has future potential for opening the NSR up to the international community.
基金Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2018YFC1508405)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51879051 and 51739001)+1 种基金the Open Fund of the Key Laboratory of Far-shore Wind Power Technology of Zhejiang Province(ZOE20200007)Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province in China(LH2020E071).
文摘A ship-ice-water interaction model is established using smoothed-particle hydrodynamics(SPH)to predict the ice breaking resistance of the icebreaker in the Yellow River effectively.This method includes the numerical process of the constitutive equation,yield criterion,and the coupling model in SPH.The ice breaking resistance is determined under different conditions.The numerical results of the ice breaking resistance agree with the empirical formula results.Results show that the prediction accuracy of ice resistance is less than 17.6%compared with the empirical formula in the level ice.The method can also be extended to predict the floe motion and ice breaking resistance in actual river channels.The validation against the empirical formula indicates that the proposed ship-ice-water SPH method can predict the ice breaking resistance of icebreakers in actual rivers effectively.The predicted ice breaking resistance is analyzed under different conditions.The ice breaking resistance increases with increasing bending strength and ice thickness,and the latter is the most important factor influencing ice resistance.
文摘The Lindqvist method is adopted to estimate the ice resistance for an icebreaker.The accuracy of the method is evaluated in a comparison of the calculated results with model test results.In addition to the estimation of ice resistance,a sensitivity analysis based on the Lindqvist method is carried out.A full parametric model developed using CAESES software allows the convenient construction of many new hull lines.The primary factors relevant to ice resistance are embedded as design parameters in the full parametric model.Meanwhile,response surface methodology is adopted to give better insight into new hull lines.Results show that the ice resistance is more sensitive to the rake angle and waterline entrance angle.The aim of the present study is to improve the techniques of designing the hull forms of icebreakers.
文摘China's research-oriented icebreaker Xuelong,or Snow Dragon,arrived in Shanghai on April 8,marking the completion of key missions in the country's 41st Antarctic expedition.The expedition involves 516 members from 118 domestic and international institutions and is being carried out by three vessels.
基金supported by a grant No. 23-19-00039 of Russian Research Fund “Theoretical basis and application tools for developing a system of intellectual fleet planning and support of decisions on Arctic navigation”。
文摘In designing modern vessels, calculating the propulsion performance of ships in ice is important, including propeller effective thrust, number of revolutions, consumed power, and ship speed. Such calculations allow for more accurate prediction of the ice performance of a designed ship and provide inputs for designers of ship power and automation systems. Preliminary calculations of ship propulsion and thrust characteristics in ice can enable predictions of full-scale ice resistance without measuring the propeller thrust during sea trials. Measuring propeller revolutions,ship speed, and the power delivered to propellers could be sufficient to determine the propeller thrust of the vessel. At present, significant difficulties arise in determining the thrust of icebreakers and ice-class ships in ice conditions. These challenges are related to the fact that the traditional system of propeller/hull interaction coefficients does not function correctly in ice conditions. The wake fraction becomes negative and tends to minus infinity starting from a certain value of the propeller advance coefficient. This issue prevents accurate determination of the performance characteristics, thrust, and rotational speed of the propulsors. In this study, an alternative system of propeller/hull interaction coefficients for ice is proposed. It enables the calculation of all propulsion parameters in ice based on standard hydrodynamic tests with selfpropulsion models. An experimental method is developed to determine alternative propeller/hull interaction coefficients. A prediction method is suggested to determine propulsion performance in ice based on the alternative interaction coefficient system. A case study applying the propulsion prediction method for ice conditions is provided. This study also discusses the following issues of ship operation in ice: the scale effect of icebreaker propellers and the prospects for introducing an ice interaction coefficient.
文摘Sailing within the ice channel that assisting icebreaker tracks is usual for difficult ice conditions in the Northern freezing seas and the Arctic region.There is the danger of emergency,namely,the collision with an icebreaker or the ahead vessel,when ones stop before insuperable ice obstacle or because the engine trouble.The paper contents analysis of the vessel braking process and formulation of the equation that gives possibility modelling this process and evaluating the distance that is necessary for safe stopping of vessel in dependence on its characteristics and ice conditions.Outcomes of investigation will be applicable for the caravan of cargo vessels forming while the icebreaker assistance.
文摘Vehicles carrying members of China’s 35th Antarctic research mission on their way to the Zhongshan Station,a Chinese research base in Antarctica,on February 8.The scientists,including 21 from the Taishan team and 16 from the Kunlun team,have successfully completed their research tasks.The Taishan team completed construction of the supporting facilities.
