REDUCTION GEAR DEVELOPMENTS FOR STEAM TURBINES

The world leader in steam turbine reduction gears, Stal Laval of Sweden, cites the tremendous growth of turbines used aboard tankers and containerships in the last 10 years. Fuel consumption has gone down with increased temperatures. Discussed are different types of reduction gears; AP (utilizing epicyclic primary gears) and locked train gearing are compared. The article points out some of the potentials of epicyclic gears.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Benn Brothers Marine Publications Limited

  Lyon Tower, 125 High Street, Colliers Wood
  London SW19 2JN,   England 
• Publication Date: 1972-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 2 p.
• Serial:
  • Shipping World & Shipbuilder
  • Volume: 165
  • Issue Number: 3871
  • Publisher: Seven Kings Publications, Limited
  • ISSN: 0037-3931
  • Serial URL: http://www.shippingworld.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Epicyclic gears; Fuel consumption; Propulsion; Reduction gears; Tankers
• Old TRIS Terms: Tanker propulsion
• Subject Areas: Energy; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00035989
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: United States Merchant Marine Academy
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 20 1973 12:00AM