A SURVEY OF CONVENTIONAL AND UNCONVENTIONAL SUB MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEMS

Abstract

A survey is made of a variety of conventional and unconventional submarine propulsion systems. Included are three all-mechanical systems, two inboard turboelectric systems, and six in board/outboard turboelectric systems incorporating free-flooding propulsion motors. Some of these systems also provide ship control features in addition to the requisite normal propulsion. A current FBM ship, SSB(N)616, is used as a reference design throughout, and only the propulsion system is varied. The propulsion system as considered starts at the main steam line and ends with generation of thrust. It includes one or more steam turbine prime movers, mechanical or electric power transmissions, and propulsors. The eleven systems are described and compared, and four are indicated as offering potential improvements over the current propulsion system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1963
Accession Number
AD0342338

Entities

People

  • T. J. Gerken

Organizations

  • General Dynamics Electric Boat

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Boats
  • Boundary Layer
  • Control Surfaces
  • Electric Motors
  • Electric Power
  • Electric Propulsion
  • Engineers
  • Journal Bearings
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Propeller Noise
  • Propellers
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Ship Design
  • Submarine Hulls
  • Thrust Reversal

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design