Denucci, T., & Brahan, D., & pearce, B., & J, N., & Kirvelevicius, R., & Anderson, W., & Madaus, C. (2022, August), Marine Icing on a Commercial Crabbing Vessel in the  Gulf of Alaska: Accident Study  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41384

\bibitem{asee_peer_41384}
  Denucci, T., \& Brahan, D., \& pearce, B., \& J, N., \& Kirvelevicius, R., \& Anderson, W., \& Madaus, C. (2022, August), \emph{Marine Icing on a Commercial Crabbing Vessel in the  Gulf of Alaska: Accident Study}
  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.
  10.18260/1-2--41384

Thomas Denucci, Daniel Brahan, brielle pearce, Nolan J, Rasa Kirvelevicius, William Anderson, and Colin Madaus.  "Marine Icing on a Commercial Crabbing Vessel in the  Gulf of Alaska: Accident Study".  2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August.  ASEE Conferences, 2022.  https://peer.asee.org/41384 Internet.  03 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_41384}
  Thomas Denucci, Daniel Brahan, brielle pearce, Nolan J, Rasa Kirvelevicius, William Anderson, and Colin Madaus.
  "Marine Icing on a Commercial Crabbing Vessel in the  Gulf of Alaska: Accident Study".
  \emph{2022 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022, August}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2022.
  https://peer.asee.org/41384 Internet.  03 May, 2024

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AB  - The fishing vessel Scandies Rose capsized in heavy spray-icing conditions on December 31, 2019, with the loss of five of seven fishermen onboard. The U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) convened a Marine Board of Investigation to identify causal factors of the vessel’s sinking. Testimony identified current vessel regulations under 46 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 28.550 may not accurately account for vessel icing on crab pots – a surface consisting of netting and open space where ice can accumulate in a non-uniform pattern. The lack of understanding of icing phenomenon on porous crab pots may put mariners and the environment at undue risk.

This research project, conducted by a team of faculty and undergraduate students, forensically analyzes the vessel’s actual loading condition and stability on the day of the sinking to create a vessel model in which sea spray droplet trajectories are analyzed under actual weather conditions. The paper also presents an initial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of the airflow around the vessel to better understand the likely location and rate of ice accretion. The results indicate that current regulations vastly underestimate the effect and amount of topside icing on vessels and its overall effect on safe vessel operation. Student learning in each stage of the project is described and an overall reflection on student education, in the framework of ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) Student Outcomes, is also presented.


AU  - Thomas Denucci
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AU  - Rasa Kirvelevicius
AU  - William Anderson
AU  - Colin Madaus
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