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dc.contributor.authorSæterdal, Ane Solbakken
dc.contributor.authorSundsbø, Per-Arne
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-10T07:54:44Z
dc.date.available2024-10-10T07:54:44Z
dc.date.issued2024-03-16
dc.description.abstractSea-spray icing is one of the major hazards for small- and medium-sized vessels in polar regions. Predominant anti- and deicing measures include prevention by heeding the weather forecasts and avoiding high-risk situations, protection by enclosing exposed and high-priority areas, manual ice removal by personnel, heat tracing and surplus heat. Energy is in limited supply on vessels, and alternative ways of ice protection are sought after. Seawater is readily available, and as evident from wave-washing, either naturally occurring or increased by provocative maneuvering, seawater can hold an efficient deicing capacity. This study contains knowledge gained from four separate full-scale deicing tests. Deicing is achieved during the field tests by utilizing the vessel’s external fire sprinkler systems and in one case a fire hose. To the author’s knowledge, no recent tests with deicing of vessels using flushing seawater have been performed, and this article is considered a first step towards evaluating the viability of the method. Targeted high-volume, low-pressure systems seem to be an effective method for deicing, particularly combined with favorable design. However, because of the risk of increased icing or freezing run-off the method is suitable for vessels and structures with sufficient run-off capabilities. Vessel safety can be improved by incorporating the proposed method.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSæterdal, Sundsbø. Full-scale tests of deicing with seawater. Cold Regions Science and Technology. 2024;221en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2262498
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.coldregions.2024.104171
dc.identifier.issn0165-232X
dc.identifier.issn1872-7441
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/35167
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalCold Regions Science and Technology
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2024 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleFull-scale tests of deicing with seawateren_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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