THE CHOICE OF PROPELLER DESIGN PARAMETERS WITH RESPECT TO CAVITATION CONTROL

Results are given of a study of how the type and extent of cavitation on screw propellers, working in wake flows, are influenced by different values of propeller geometry and propeller-operation parameters.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Symposium on Hydrodynamics of the Ship and Offshore Propulsion Systems in Hovik outside Oslo, March 20-25, 1977, Session 2. Also available from Engineering Societies Library.
• Corporate Authors:

  Norske Veritas

  Grenseveien 92, Etterstad
  Oslo 6,   Norway 
• Authors:
  • Van Oossanen, P
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 50 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cavitation (Mechanics); Cavitation erosion; Propellers; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Propeller design; Propeller geometry
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165836
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Ship Research Institute of Norway
• Report/Paper Numbers: Paper 8/1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 8 1977 12:00AM