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Propeller Strength Calculation

<p>Propeller strength calculation verifies safety of ship propulsion.</p>

Description

Propeller strength calculation is a must-do process after propeller design to avoid possible blade damage or fractures.

It's complicated calculation methods to consider all propeller parameters, the calculation result gives simple answer of YES/No. Here's the basic required data (sample) for propeller strength calculation.

Data List For Propeller Strength Calculation (sample)

General Particulars

REQUIRED DATA

Specifications

Name of ship:New Titanic
LOA:47.00 m
LBP:40.50 m
BREADTH:9.40 m
DEPTH:4.00 m
SUMMER DRAFT:2.80 m
TYPE:Double hull, Oil tanker
CLASS:PRS
GT:532.189
NT:457.5
IMO NO.:9769582
PROPELLER TYPE:Fixed pitch propeller
MATERIAL OF PROPELLER:Cu3 Ni-Al Bronze
NO. OF PROPELLERS:2
NUMBER OF BLADES:4
WAKE FRICTION:0.243
THRUST DEDUCTION:0.171
BREAK POWER:565 HP
SHAFT EFFIECENCY:75%
RPM OF PROPELLER:408
DRAFT:2.8 m
SUBMERGE OF PROPELLER:1.50 M "Height of Water Above The Upper Tip"
BLOCK COFFIECENT:0.749
SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF SEA WATER:1.025 t/m3
CAVITATION TYPE:bubble cavitation

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