Force impact of a flow of an infinitely deep liquid on a source under ice cover

Abstract

   A characteristic natural factor of the polar regions of the World Ocean and freezing sea areas is the presence of ice cover. The floating ice cover, which determines the dynamic interaction between the ocean and the atmosphere, affects the dynamics of not only the sea surface, but also subsurface waters, while both the ice cover and the entire mass of liquid beneath it participate in the general vertical movement. It is assumed that the ice cover is continuous, that is, its horizontal scales exceed the lengths of the excited waves and, under fairly natural conditions, is modeled by a thin elastic plate, the deformations of which are small and the plate is physically linear. The problem of calculating the force impact of a flow of an infinitely deep homogeneous liquid on a localized source under the ice cover is solved. The problem is solved for the two-dimensional case. Integral representation of the solution for wave drag and lift is obtained, which arise due to the presence of an ice cover and act on the source. The results of calculations of the force action acting on a localized source, simulating a blunt semi-infinite body of finite width, and a dipole, simulating a cylinder, are presented for various values of the oncoming flow velocity and their immersion depth. Numerical calculations show that as the depth of the source immersion increases, the force effect of the fluid flow, which occurs due to the presence of an ice cover, decreases. The dependences of the wave resistance and lift force on the velocity of the incoming fluid flow demonstrate a qualitatively different behavior. The obtained results with different values of the physical parameters included in them make it possible to evaluate the characteristics of ice cover disturbances and its impact on various sources of natural and anthropogenic disturbances observed in real marine conditions.