Freezing
Fraction
Maximum
Mass
Accretion Zone
Limited
Accretion
Thermally
Limited
Accretion
z
x
0
Locationmax = f (tempair, fluxspray)
Figure 1. Schematic of ship superstructure icing processes. Three principal
icing zones are indicated, with the location of maximum ice accretion
(Locationmax) largely a function of spray flux (fluxspray) and air temperature
(tempair).
Figure 2. Mass limited, thermally limited, and maximum ice
accretion zones observed on a fishing trawler in the Bering
Sea, March 1990.
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