| Author | Search for: Richard, M.1; Search for: Cornett, A.1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | 2019 Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Annual Conference, CSCE 2019, June 12-15, 2019, Laval, Canada |
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| Abstract | Frazil ice is a type of ice that forms in fast-flowing super-cooled water, consisting of small ice crystals suspended throughout the water column, which is notorious for adhering to all submerged objects it comes in contact with. Frazil is infamous for blocking water intakes in rivers and estuaries as ice crystals stick and build up on the intakes trash racks, eventually leading to degraded operation and/or shutdown. This paper describes the development and operation of a new frazil ice research facility at the National Research Council of Canada where frazil ice can be reliably generated and its interaction with objects studied under controlled repeatable conditions. The new facility features a relatively large water volume of 120 m3 and turbulent flow speeds up to 1.1 m/s. The methods developed to initiate frazil growth and monitor the presence of frazil and its concentration are described. Results from a set of initial experiments on frazil ice are presented and discussed. |
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| Publication date | 2019-06-12 |
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| Publisher | Canadian Society for Civil Engineering |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Record identifier | df017898-6c04-418a-b309-cc7ce2da4aa5 |
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| Record created | 2021-05-05 |
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| Record modified | 2021-05-05 |
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