Chapter 11

Engine Propeller
Matching

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Engine Propeller Matching

PROPELLER

HULL

ENGINE
 Propeller Load Characteristic

Speed, Vs

Resistance, R

1
HULL
R  Ct SVs2

2
Ct : Resistance Coefficient
Thrust, T  : sea water density
T = R / (1-t)
S : wetted surface area
(required) T = 0.5  Ct S Vs2 / (1-t) Vs : ship speed
Propeller Load Characteristic
Advance Va = Vs (1-w)
velocity, Va

Thrust, T
(produced) T = kT  n2 D4
 Propeller Load Characteristic
Va = Vs (1-w)

Thrust, T Thrust, T

(produced) (required)
T = 0.5  Ct S Vs2 / (1-t)
T = kT  n2 D4 T = 0.5  Ct S Va2 / (1-t)(1-w)2
KT = (0.5 Ct S / (1-t)(1-w)2D2) (Va/ nD)2
KT =  J2 Propeller load characteristic
0, 70
0, 65
0, 60 Kt
0, 55

T = kT  n2 D4
10Kq
0, 50
0, 45 E fficiency

0, 40
0, 35
Prop load char. Q = kq  n2 D5
0, 30
0, 25
0, 20 Kq
0, 15 Kt
0, 10
0, 05
0, 00
0,00 0,05 0,10 0,15 0,20 0,25 0,30 0,35 0,40 0,45 0,50 0,55 0,60 0,65 0,70 0,75 0,80 0,85 0,90 0,95 1,00
J

n = Va / JD
Propeller Curve
EHP : Effective Horse Power
THP : Thrust Horse Power
DHP : Delivered Horse Power
SHP : Shaft Horse Power
BHP : Brake Horse Power

Vs

T : Thrust

THP DHP = 2Qn SHP = BHP =

DHP/s SHP/g
Propeller Curve

14000

12000

10000

8000
BHP
f{n3}
6000

4000

2000

0
40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130
N