Ship performance in ice channels narrower than ship beam: Model test and numerical investigation

During escort and convoy operations, an icebreaker opens a channel while the escorted or convoyed ships follow path along channel. If assisted ship is wider than which creates, created cannot fit ship. Thus, has to break some ice by itself. This herein referred as navigation in ‘narrow channel’. The performance of narrow investigated here. For this aim, model-scale test going through channels with different widths thicknesses firstly conducted. After that, numerical simulation model scenarios implemented in-house program dedicated for operation ice. correctly captured main features resistance change function width, indicates its validity tool. Subsequentially, simulations are several other order gain general insights into Focus given influence width on ships' encountered attainable speed findings these useful decision making tools.