• DocumentCode
    2953562
  • Title

    Measurements of towing drag on small icebergs

  • Author

    Banke, Erik G. ; Smith, Stuart D.

  • Author_Institution
    Atlantic Oceanogr. Lab., Bedford Inst. of Oceanogr., Dartmouth, NS, Canada
  • fYear
    1974
  • fDate
    21-23 Aug. 1974
  • Firstpage
    130
  • Lastpage
    132
  • Abstract
    Three small icebergs have been towed and the towing forces have been measured to determine form drag coefficients. The mean drag coefficient, CW = 1.2, agrees with laboratory values for circular cylinders at similar Reynolds numbers.
  • Keywords
    drag; sea ice; Reynolds number; circular cylinders; drag coefficient; icebergs; towing drag measurement; towing force measurement; Cascading style sheets; Force measurement; Marine vehicles; Particle measurements; Radar cross section; Velocity measurement; Wind speed;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in the Ocean Environment, Ocean '74 - IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Halifax
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OCEANS.1974.1161394
  • Filename
    1161394
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2953562