When does a light sphere break ice plate most by using its net buoyance?

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dc.contributor.authorNi, Bao-Yu
dc.contributor.authorTan, Hao
dc.contributor.authorDi, Shao-Cheng
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Chen-Xi
dc.contributor.authorLi, Zhiyuan
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Luofeng
dc.contributor.authorXue, Yan-Zhuo
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-24T14:09:12Z
dc.date.available2023-03-24T14:09:12Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-29
dc.description.abstractA free-rising buoyant sphere can break an ice plate floating above it. The problem is when the light sphere breaks the ice plate most, or the optimal relative density of the sphere which can break the ice plate the most severely. This experimental study was done to answer this problem. A set of experimental devices were designed, and a high-speed camera system was adopted to record the whole dynamic process, including the free-rising of the sphere, the collision between the sphere and the ice plate, the crack initiation and propagation, as well as the breakup of the ice plate. The failure mode of the ice plate under impact load was analyzed. It was found that conical cracks were formed under the reflected tensile wave at the top surface of the ice plate. On this basis, the influences of ice thickness, the initial submergence depth, and the relative density of the sphere on icebreaking were further investigated. An optimal relative density of the sphere was found when the sphere was released at a certain initial submergence depth, at which point the ice was damaged the most severely. For example, when the dimensionless initial submergence depth of the sphere was 2.31, the optimal relative density of the sphere was close to 0.4, with the probability of the ice plate breakup as high as 91.7%. It was also found from the experiments that the degree of damage to the ice plate correlated well with the kinetic energy of the sphere just before collision. Results showed that the optimal relative density can be estimated by theoretical analysis of the kinetic energy of the sphere, which will provide a reference for potential icebreaking applications in the future.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationNi BY, Tan H, Di SC, et al., (2023) When does a light sphere break ice plate most by using its net buoyance? Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Volume 11, Issue 2, January 2023, Article number 289en_UK
dc.identifier.issn2077-1312
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11020289
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/19352
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherMDPIen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjecticebreakingen_UK
dc.subjectfree-risingen_UK
dc.subjectbuoyant sphereen_UK
dc.subjectimpact loaden_UK
dc.subjectexperimental studyen_UK
dc.titleWhen does a light sphere break ice plate most by using its net buoyance?en_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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