A diffuser-type endplate propeller driving a hull and including a propeller hub and a plurality of blades is provided. The propeller hub has an axis of rotation and is connected to a transmission shaft of the hull. A blade has a blade-body and an endplate. The blade-body is connected to the propeller hub and extends outward from the propeller hub to the corresponding endplate, the endplate bends from the corresponding blade-body to extend towards a stern of the hull, and the endplate has a leading edge and a trailing edge. A cylindrical surface is imaginarily formed by the leading edges while the diffuser-type endplate propeller is rotated about the axis. Each of the endplates has a first tangent plane at the leading edge thereof, the cylindrical surface has a second tangent plane at the leading edge. An included angle is measured from the second tangent plane to the first tangent plane.
Diffuser-type endplate propeller
2018-12-18
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING |
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