CASE FOR GAS TURBINE PROPULSION IN CONTAINER SHIPS

An economic analysis is made of present and future gas turbines, both aircraft-type and heavy duty, as propulsion plants in container ships. The future turbines are seen as having lower specific fuel consumption. Comparisons are made with steam turbines and low speed and medium speed diesels. In a general economic analysis, all influences on freight costs are shown as constant functions, the parameters of which can be varied arbitrarily. A specific study is also done for a 32,000 hp container vessel. It is concluded that gas turbines, while not economically competitive today, may become so in the future as a result of engineering advances.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Engineering, Chemical and Marine Press, Limited

  33-39 Bowling Green Lane
  London EC1P 1AH,   England 
• Authors:
  • Hempel, REW
  • Koestermann, H
• Publication Date: 1970-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 237-240
• Serial:
  • Motor Ship
  • Volume: 51
  • Issue Number: 601
  • Publisher: Blohm + Goss GMBH
  • Serial URL: http://www.hhc.co/uk/motorship

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Costs; Economic analysis; Gas turbines; Propulsion; Vehicle power plants
• Old TRIS Terms: Competitive propulsion systems; Economic analysis (Propulsion systems)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00019426
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 19 1974 12:00AM