ACTIVE MEANS OF SHIP'S STEERING AND HYDRODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY

The active means of ship's steering (AMSS) are designed for maneuvering the ship at slow or zero speed. The most commonly used types are thrusters with a straight-axis channel in the ship's hull; waterjet thrusters with a T-shaped channel; retractable thrusters; and rotatable column thrusters. The power requirements of these different AMSS types, given the same propeller diameter, are compared.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference paper
• Authors:
  • Lebedev, E P
  • Grinpress, V M
• Conference:
  • International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Mobile Units (PRADS), 4th
  • Location: Varna, Bulgaria
  • Date: 1989-10-23 to 1989-10-28
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Pagination: 3p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Energy consumption; Positioning; Thrusters
• Old TRIS Terms: Positioning systems; Power requirements
• Subject Areas: Energy; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00660540
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM