MARINE DIESEL POWER PLANTS and Ship （船用柴油机发电厂和船）.pdfVIP

MARINE DIESEL POWER PLANTS and Ship Propulsion By PETER KYROPOULOS HE revolutions per minute of marine propellers is gine speed. I t furthermore permits the subdivision of Tdetermined by hydrodynamic considerations. The the engine into several independent units, all geared type of engine furnishing the propeller with the to the same shaft through the transmission. It is usual necessary power does not affect the speed for best pro- to gear two parallel engines to one propeller shaft. peller efficiency. It is the engine designers task to However, there are installations which have four en- provide the propeller with the power and speed re- gines driving a single shaft. The gear transmission quired by the naval architect. Besides, the power plant enables the engine speed to be selected within wide is to weigh as little as possible and to take up a mini- limits. As a result of high engine speed a considerable mum of space in the vessel. gain in weight and space is obtained. The cost of the I n order to obtain an idea of the order of magnitude installation is decreased in proportion to the decrease of the speed for maximum propeller efficiency as affected i n weight. by forward speed and shaft horsepower, average values To illustrate the saving in weight and space for a for a series of commercial vessels have been collected given vessel. Fig. No. 2 shows sections of a cargo ves- and