Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................. 5
Scope of this Paper...................................................................................... 5
Chapter 1 .................................................................................................... 6
Ship Definitions and Hull Resistance ............................................................. 6
Ship types .............................................................................................. 6
A ship’s load lines ................................................................................... 6
Indication of a ship’s si e ........................................................................ 7
Description of hull forms ......................................................................... 7
A ship’s resistance .................................................................................. 9
Admiralty coefficient .............................................................................. 13
Chapter 2 .................................................................................................. 14
Propeller Propulsion ................................................................................... 14
Propeller types ...................................................................................... 14
Flow conditions around the propeller ..................................................... 15
Efficiencies ........................................................................................... 16
Propeller thrust T and torque QB reacting on main engine ...................... 17
Propeller dimensions and coefficients .................................................... 18
Manufacturing accuracy of the propeller ................................................ 19
Slip ratio and propeller law .................................................................... 20
Heavy running of a propeller .................................................................. 22
Manoeuvring speed and propeller rotation ............................................. 26
Chapter 3 .................................................................................................. 27
Engine Layout and Load Diagrams ............................................................. 27
Power functions and logarithmic scales ................................................. 27
Propulsion and engine running points .................................................... 27
Engine layout diagram........................................................................... 29
Standard engine load diagram .............................................................. 29
Extended engine load diagram .............................................................. 31
Use of layout and load diagrams examples with FP-propeller .............. 32
Use of layout and load diagrams example with CP-propeller ............... 35
Influence on engine running of different types of ship resistance
plant with FP-propeller .......................................................................... 36
Influence of ship resistance on combinator curves
plant with CP-propeller ......................................................................... 38
Constant ship speed line for increased propeller diameter ...................... 38
Estimations of engine/propeller speed at SMCR for different single
screw FP-propeller diameters and number of propeller blades ............... 40
Closing Remarks ........................................................................................ 42
References................................................................................................. 42
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