Marine propellers and propulsion / / J. S. Carlton

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911006694103321
• Autore: Carlton J. S (John S.)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, c2007
• ISBN: 1-281-01932-1; 9786611019327; 0-08-054923-3
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (556 p.)
• Disciplina: 623.873
• Soggetti: Propellers; Propulsion systems; Ship propulsion; Ships - Hydrodynamics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Previous ed.: 1994.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Marine Propellers and Propulsion, Second Edition; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; General nomenclature; Chapter 1 The early development of the screw propeller; Chapter 2 Propulsion systems; 2.1 Fixed pitch propellers; 2.2 Ducted propellers; 2.3 Podded and azimuthing propulsors; 2.4 Contra-rotating propellers; 2.5 Overlapping propellers; 2.6 Tandem propellers; 2.7 Controllable pitch propellers; 2.8 Waterjet propulsion; 2.9 Cycloidal propellers; 2.10 Paddle wheels; 2.11 Magnetohydrodynamic propulsion; 2.12 Superconducting motors for marine propulsionChapter 3 Propeller geometry; 3.1 Frames of reference; 3.2 Propeller reference lines; 3.3 Pitch; 3.4 Rake and skew; 3.5 Propeller outlines and area; 3.6 Propeller drawing methods; 3.7 Section geometry and definition; 3.8 Blade thickness distribution and thickness fraction; 3.9 Blade interference limits for controllable pitch propellers; 3.10 Controllable pitch propeller off-design section geometry; 3.11 Miscellaneous conventional propeller geometry terminology; Chapter 4 The propeller environment; 4.1 Density of water; 4.2 Salinity; 4.3 Water temperature4.4 Viscosity; 4.5 Vapour pressure; 4.6 Dissolved ; gases in sea water; 4.7 Surface tension; 4.8 Weather; 4.9 Silt and marine organisms; Chapter 5 The wake field; 5.1 General wake field characteristics; 5.2 Wake field definition; 5.3 The nominal wake field; 5.4 Estimation of wake field parameters; 5.5 Effective wake field; 5.6 Wake field scaling; 5.7 Wake quality assessment; 5.8 Wake field measurement; Chapter 6 Propeller performance characteristics; 6.1 General open water characteristics; 6.2 The effect of cavitation on open water characteristics; 6.3 Propeller scale effects6.4 Specific propeller open water characteristics; 6.5 Standard series data; 6.6 Multi-quadrant series data; 6.7 Slipstream contraction and flow velocities in the wake; 6.8 Behind-hull propeller characteristics; 6.9 Propeller ventilation; Chapter 7 Theoretical methods - basic concepts; 7.1 Basic aerofoil section characteristics; 7.2 Vortex filaments and sheets; 7.3 Field point velocities; 7.4 The Kutta condition; 7.5 The starting vortex; 7.6 Thin aerofoil theory; 7.7 Pressure distribution calculations; 7.8 Boundary layer growth over an aerofoil; 7.9 The finite wing; 7.10 Models of propeller action7.11 Source and vortex panel methods; Chapter 8 Theoretical methods - propeller theories; 8.1 Momentum theory - Rankine (1865); R. E. Froude (1887); 8.2 Blade element theory - W. Froude (1878); 8.3 Propeller Theoretical development (1900-1930); 8.4 Burrill's analysis procedure (1944); 8.5 Lerbs analysis method (1952); 8.6 Eckhardt and Morgan's design method (1955); 8.7 Lifting surface correction factors - Morgan et al.; 8.8 Lifting surface models; 8.9 Lifting-line - lifting-surface hybrid models; 8.10 Vortex lattice methods; 8.11 Boundary element methods; 8.12 Methods for specialist propulsors
• Sommario/riassunto: Although the propeller lies submerged out of sight, it is a complex component in both the hydrodynamic and structural sense. This book fulfils the need for a comprehensive and cutting edge volume that brings together a great range of knowledge on propulsion technology, a multi-disciplinary and international subject. The book comprises three main sections covering hydrodynamics; materials and mechanical considerations; and design, operation and performance. The discussion relates theory to practical problems of design, analysis and operational economy, and is supported by extensive design inf