A critical review of different works on marine propellers over the last three decades

P Majumder, S Maity - Ships and Offshore Structures, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Propeller is the main energy-producing device for any marine vehicle. To make waterway
communication economical, efficient and environment friendly, improvement of ship …

Analysis of propeller bearing loads by CFD. Part I: Straight ahead and steady turning maneuvers

G Dubbioso, R Muscari, F Ortolani, A Di Mascio - Ocean Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Marine propellers in behind-hull conditions develop, in addition to thrust and torque, in-
plane loads that are strictly related to fatigue stress of the propulsive shaft bearings, hull …

Investigation of the radial bearing force developed during actual ship operations. Part 1: Straight ahead sailing and turning maneuvers

F Ortolani, S Mauro, G Dubbioso - Ocean Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
The quantification of the radial force exerted by the propeller is of paramount importance for
the improvement of the design procedures as well as for enhancing the prediction of the …

Experimental and numerical investigation on anti-rolling performance of a DP semi-submersible platform based on thruster group biasing

L Tang, Y Wang, L Wang, Y Zhang - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
For semi-submersible platforms equipped with dynamic positioning (DP) system, which has
a small water-plane area and low metacentric height, roll motion will be affected by the …

Study on characteristics of propeller exciting force induced by axial vibration of propulsion shafting: Theoretical analysis

D Zou, J Zhang, G Liu, N Ta, Z Rao - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
When the ship propeller works, besides non-uniform flow field can generate exciting force,
shaft vibration can also cause the propeller to produce exciting force. This type of force can …

Experimental and numerical investigation of propeller loads in off-design conditions

F Ortolani, G Dubbioso, R Muscari, S Mauro… - Journal of Marine …, 2018 - mdpi.com
The understanding of the performance of a propeller in realistic operative conditions is
nowadays a key issue for improving design techniques, guaranteeing safety and continuity …

Numerical hydrodynamic evaluation of propeller (with hub taper) and podded drive in azimuthing conditions

R Shamsi, H Ghassemi, D Molyneux, P Liu - Ocean Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper aims to predict the hydrodynamic forces on a propeller with different hub taper
angles and a podded drive unit in azimuthing conditions. In order to evaluate the propulsive …

Numerical investigation on the hydrodynamic characteristics of a marine propeller operating in oblique inflow

H Guo, Z Zou, F Wang, Y Liu - Applied Ocean Research, 2019 - Elsevier
The hydrodynamic characteristics of a marine propeller operating in oblique inflow are
investigated by using CFD method. Two propellers with different geometries are selected as …

Study on bearing force of marine propeller induced by longitudinal vibration of propulsion-shafting

D Zou, F Lv, N Ta, Z Rao - Ships and Offshore Structures, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Shafting vibration can also produce bearing forces. The purpose of this study is to
investigate the characteristics of such bearing forces. First, a new propeller bearing force …

Numerical Simulation of Hydrodynamic Performance of Podded Propulsion under Maneuvering Condition

W Chen, J Ma, J Hu, L Zhang - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Podded propulsion offers excellent maneuverability without the need for mechanically
complex transmission systems. However, the hydrodynamic performance of podded …