SMALL CRAFT HARDENING FOR ARCTIC OPERATIONS
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Authors
Carter, Alexander E.
Subjects
ship design
ship stability
Arctic operations
hardening
ice impact
N96
heat transfer
ship stability
Arctic operations
hardening
ice impact
N96
heat transfer
Advisors
Kwon, Young W.
Didoszak, Jarema M.
Date of Issue
2023-06
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
The need for a sustained Naval presence in the Arctic Region has been rapidly increasing due to heightened accessibility caused by melting ice. However, the unforgiving Arctic climate poses various operational hazards that must be addressed to accomplish this. This thesis seeks to identify the key threats posed to ships by the Arctic climate and the best methods to overcome them. This will be carried out through the analysis of military and commercial shipping reports, which outline the critical systems and components that are most at risk. In addition to explaining some solutions discovered by these reports, a deeper investigation into both ship stability and heat transfer will be performed. These studies will utilize modern computational tools to fill gaps in knowledge such as how exactly ice accumulation affects ship stability based on size and if one-dimensional heat transfer calculations are sufficient in defining three-dimensional problems. The implementation of solutions found in this study can enhance the U.S. Navy’s presence and effectiveness in the Arctic region.
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Thesis
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Student Thesis (NPS NRP Project Related)
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This research is supported by funding from the Naval Postgraduate School, Naval Research Program (PE 0605853N/2098). https://nps.edu/nrp
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)
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Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.