Author(s): Gee Tsang
Linked Author(s): Gee Tsang
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Abstract: When fins are attached to the downstream side of a boom, the boom will be steered into the current. A gate formed by two fin booms is proposed for provision to conventional floating ice booms or other ice retention barriers for river ice control and for winter navigation. The theory for designing the fin boom ice gate is presented and design curves are shown. Laboratory model studies showed that the fin boom ice gate performed well and is a useful apparatus for river ice control and winter navigation.
Year: 1981