THE EFFICIENCY OF WIND-POWERED PROPULSION SYSTEMS IN SEAGOING CARGO VESSELS

By combining a Flettner rotor and a vane, the lift factor in wind propulsion was significantly increased. The aerodynamic propulsion system (APS), as this combination was called, was subjected to model tests at the Leningrad Water Transport Institute's wind tunnel with circular airflow. Tests were also conducted to evaluate other wind propulsion systems, including the collapsible semirigid sails used on some Japanese vessels, Flettner rotors alone, and Cousteau turbosails. It was found that the most efficient of the wind propulsors that were compared were two-rotor APSs, though they are complicated to design and in need of additional research on their aerodynamic characteristics before a final evaluation can be made.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Journal article; DTIC distribution restrictions apply
• Authors:
  • Kudrevatyy, G M
  • Zakharov, B N
• Publication Date: 1988-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 6 p.
• Serial:
  • Sudostroyeniye (Soviet Shipbuilding) [USSR]
  • Issue Number: 1988, No.5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Mechanical vanes; Rotors; Translations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Model tests
• Geographic Terms: Former Soviet Union
• Old TRIS Terms: Cousteau turbosails; Vanes; Wind propulsion
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00656776
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM