Author(s): O. Kubit; R. Ettema
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Abstract: Skimming booms guide, or "skim", ice away from an undesired area. They usually are placed at acute angles to river currents; so as to have a flow velocity acting along the boom face. Ice, consequently, is flushed along the boom face. Ice-skimming booms usually are a first line of defense in an ice-control system at diversions. As this paper shows, they are an attractive alternative, since, for relatively low concentrations of ice flow, they can effectively eliminate ice blockage of diversions, at least for situations entailing low concentrations of drifting ice.
Year: 2000