DIESEL ENGINE VERSUS STEAM TURBINE PROPULSION FOR A 34,000 DWT TANKER

The authors report on a unique experience where identical hull forms and equal horsepower (nominal) in two ships having different power plants were compared. One ship was powered by a conventional steam turbine plant and the other by a diesel. Sea trial data are corrected to a common base and compared. Special problems and advantages of each plant are discussed.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the September 22, 1972 meeting of the Gulf Section of SNAME.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

  601 Pavonia Avenue
  Jersey City, NJ  United States  07306-2907
• Authors:
  • Steadman, J W
  • Smith, J F
  • Lindgren Jr, J R
• Publication Date: 1973-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 124-132
• Serial:
  • Marine Technology Society Journal
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Marine Technology Society
  • ISSN: 0025-3324
  • Serial URL: http://ingentaconnect.com/content/mts/mtsj

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diesel engines; Performance; Propulsion; Steam power plants; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Propulsion systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Competitive propulsion systems; Diesel performance; Steam plant efficiency
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047691
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: United States Merchant Marine Academy
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1973 12:00AM