Icing on ships
Icing on a sea vessel hinders the working conditions that ships’ crews are facing.
Accreted ice loads can form large and heavy structures on the ships superstructure, which possess a real threat on safety working conditions. Also the heavy loads can change the center mass point of the ships, which severely affect the maneuverability of the vessel. Different devices, such as navigation and communication equipment, on the superstructure of the ships are prone to icing.
In addition, the access on the life boats can be hindered due to ice formation. These ice loads are traditionally removed manually by the crew, but the removal is challenging and can in the worst case lead to injuries due to falling ice.
More on this topic: superstructure icing
References
- ↑ A heavily iced ship after a severe storm, Roberto Barros Yacht Design, webpage. Available (Accessed): http://www.yachtdesign.com.br/ingles/artigos.php.
- ↑ C. C. Ryerson, Superstructure spray and ice accretion on a large U.S. Coast Guard cutter, Atmospheric Research, Vol. 36, No. 3-4, 1995, pp. 321–337.
- ↑ G. W. K. Moore, A climatology of vessel icing for the subpolar North Atlantic Ocean, International Journal of Climatology, vol. 33, 2013, pp. 2495–2507.
- ↑ T. Ozeki, R. Yamamoto, K. Izumiyama, T. Sakamoto, Ice Adhesion Tests on Pliable Polymer Sheets for Protection Against Sea-Water Spray Icing, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, vol. 26, 2012, pp. 651–663.