RELIABILITY OF CONTROLLABLE PITCH PROPELLERS

The main requirement to be met by a controllable pitch propeller system is a very high reliability in fulfilling its purpose, which can be described as 'Change of pitch when you want it'. Besides, from a totally different aspect, high reliability and easy maintainability are necessary in order to cut down maintenance and operating costs. Various types and classes of failures which directly affect reliability are defined. Some examples are given and failure modes and frequency of failures are evaluated.

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• Corporate Authors:

  International Periodical Press

  193 Heemraadssingel
  Rotterdam,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Drenth, B W
• Publication Date: 1972-12

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 415-425
• Serial:
  • International Shipbuilding Progress
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 220
  • Publisher: IOS Press
  • ISSN: 0020-868X
  • Serial URL: http://www.iospress.nl/journal/international-shipbuilding-progress/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Controllable pitch propellers; Failure; Performance; Propellers; Reliability
• Old TRIS Terms: Failure prediction; Propeller performance
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00043203
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Periodical Press
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 6 1973 12:00AM