Direct measurements and CFD simulations on ice-induced hull pressure of a ship in floe ice fields
Journal article, 2023

Floe ice fields are expected to replace level ice to be the most common environment for future polar sea transportation under the long-term trend of global warming. In this study, the authors aim to develop a viable analysis procedure to predict the ice-induced hull pressure characteristics for ships navigating in floe ice fields. A novel ice model test procedure is established, which is characterized by making use of non-refrigerated synthetic model ice and tactile pressure sensors to measure the hull pressure. The numerical tool is based on a state-of-the-art CFD-DEM numerical framework; a novel method to monitor the hull pressure during the interaction between the hull and ice floes during the CFD-DEM simulations. Statistical analysis indicates the probability distributions of the ice pressure from the experiment and the numerical results are comparable. Besides, the impacts of ship speed and ice floe concentration on the hull pressure distribution are also examined. Increasing speed and ice concentration will make the probability distribution of ice pressure shift towards the high-pressure going interval, resulting in an increased mean of ice pressure. It is also found that increased speed leads to a smaller variance, while increased ice concentration results in a larger variance.

Floe ice field

Ice load

CFD-DEM

Tactile pressure sensor

Model test

Author

Kai Zhong

Harbin Engineering University

Bao Yu Ni

Harbin Engineering University

Zhiyuan Li

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Marine Technology

Xuesong Xu

Harbin Engineering University

Hongyu Wei

Harbin Engineering University

Hongyuan Li

Harbin Engineering University

Yanzhuo Xue

Harbin Engineering University

Ocean Engineering

0029-8018 (ISSN)

Vol. 272 113523

SEDNA - Safe maritime operations under extreme conditions: the Arctic case

European Commission (EC) (EC/H2020/723526), 2017-06-01 -- 2020-04-30.

Subject Categories

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences

Climate Research

Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

DOI

10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.113523

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