THE DESIGN OF HIGH POWER SHIP PROPULSION GEARING WITH HYDRODYNAMIC COUPLINGS
The Vulcan coupling, which AG Weser has been using in association with Diesel engine gearing for many years, has contributed greatly to the successful application of the medium-speed engine for ship propulsion. After mentioning some examples of the application of the Vulcan coupling in high-power multi-engine installations, the Author lists the advantages of this coupling, and describes its method of operation (it works on the Fottinger principle) and its design and construction. For ships that operate in ice (or in other difficult conditions), this fluid coupling can be equipped with a slipping arrangement that allows the engine to develop maximum torque at the most favourable rpm while the propeller operates at the corresponding torque and reduced rpm. A device can be added to ensure rapid uncoupling (by emptying the coupling within one second) if the propeller should become blocked by ice. These arrangements are briefly described. Order from BSRA as No. 52,322.
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Corporate Authors:
Seehafen-Verlag Erik Blumenfeld
Celsiusweg 15, Postfach 1347
2000 Hamburg 50, Germany -
Authors:
- Reimer
- Publication Date: 1979-9
Language
- German
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 754
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Serial:
- Schiff und Hafen
- Volume: 31
- ISSN: 0036-603X
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Couplers; Diesel engines; Economic efficiency; Electric power plants; Electric power transmission; Gears; Ice; Propellers; Propulsion; Vehicle design; Vehicle power plants
- Old TRIS Terms: Diesel propulsion; Gear design; Medium speed diesels; Power plant efficiency; Propeller ice interaction; Propulsion machinery
- Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Energy; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00310790
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: British Ship Research Association
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 7 1980 12:00AM