Trade-offs in the design of sub-cavitating propellers¹

Article type: Research Article

Authors: van Oossanen, P.

Affiliations: Netherlands Ship Model Basin, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Note: [1] The main body of this paper was presented at the symposium on “High-powered propulsion of large ships”, organized by the Netherlands Ship Model Basin on December 10 to 13, 1974, in Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Abstract: In this paper a general account is given of the problems involved in the selection of specific values for the design parameters of marine propellers. The views and data presented are of a general nature and illustrate some of the choices involved in the design of a screw propeller such that the extent of cavitation is minimized or controlled.

DOI: 10.3233/ISP-1976-2326401

Journal: International Shipbuilding Progress, vol. 23, no. 264, pp. 245-271, 1976