The Advanced WaterJet BMT Defence Services（先进的射流BMT国防服务）.pdf

The Advanced WaterJet: Propulsor Performance and Effect on Ship Design Will Giles, BEng, MSc, CEng, MRINA Tom Dinham-Peren, BSc, MRINA Shane Amaratunga, PhD, CEng, MIMechE BMT Defence Services Limited, UK Arthur Vrijdag, MSc, PhD, CEng, MIMarEST Richard Partridge, MSc, CEng, MIMechE, MIMarEST Rolls Royce Naval Marine, UK © BMT Defence Services Ltd © Rolls Royce plc This document contains proprietary and confidential information which may not be used or reproduced in whole or in part, or communicated to a third party without prior written consent of BMT Defence Services Ltd and Rolls Royce plc. SYNOPSIS Future naval platform procurement will continue to be influenced by a combination of innovative design, capability and afford ability (both capital and through life). Propeller driven platforms have traditionally dominated larger surface combatant designs due to high efficiencies and system maturity. However, developments in submerged waterjet technology now present a viable alternative for certain classes of ship, and might be particularly attractive to those with anti-submarine warfare roles where underwater acoustics are critical to platform capability. The merits of alternative propulsion systems should be based on whole ship propulsion efficiency, rather than the efficiency of the propulsion system in isolation. Submerged waterjets offer potential for propulsion system weight and space savings an