A New Propulsion System for Ships.

Abstract

Contents: Executive Summary; Introduction -- Limitation of Existing Propulsion Systems, Trends in Ship Power Requirements, Propeller Configuration, Supercavitating Propellers, Water Jet Propulsion, Integrate Ship and Propeller Into a Single System; The New Propulsion System -- The Hydraulic Axial Flow Transmission, Pump -- Specific Speed and Efficiency, The Inverted Turbine, Integrated Transmission Turbine and Propeller, The Thrust Reaction System, Thrust Reversal, Combined Propulsion Efficiency and Transmission Ratio, The Low Cavitation Pump, Boundary Layer Control on Propeller and Ship, The Total System and Contra-Rotation; The Air Models; The Water Model; Propulsion System Performance; Propulsion Applications and System Improvements; Conclusions -- Proof of Concept, Future Applications and the Total Ship System.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1980
Accession Number
ADA083932

Entities

People

  • Albert P. Davis Jr
  • Herman E. Sheets
  • Tadeusz Kowalski

Organizations

  • University of Rhode Island

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Control Systems
  • Dc Motors
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Gas Turbines
  • Guide Vanes
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Manufacturing
  • Measurement
  • Mechatronic Engineering
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Propeller Noise
  • Propellers
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Test Facilities
  • Thrust Reversal

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.