This paper addresses certain issues relating to the viability of contrarotaing (CR) electric drive for attack submarines. Topics include CR propulsion's potential benefits, electric drive advantages, and combining contrarotation with electric drive engine room concepts. CR propellers provide propulsive coefficient (PC) increases compared to open-type and performance-enhanced single propellers. The maximum submarine propulsion plant powercapacity could therefore be reduced with this PC increase, potentially resulting in a smaller, lighter propulsion plant. This paper concludes, however, that contrarotation shows no propulsion plant savings against electric drive attack submarines with performance-enhanced single propeller designs. Weight improvements in the power generation plant and certain steam plant and electric plant systems are offset by weight increases from the additional shafting and bearing requirements for the CR shaft. Contrarotationis currently more advantageous for nonnuclear ships, where significant fuel savings are achievable with its higher PC.
Contrarotating electric drive for attack submarines
Elektrischer Gegenlauf-Propellerantrieb fuer Angriffs-U-Boote
Naval Engineers Journal ; 106 , 2 ; 45-50
1994
6 Seiten, 4 Bilder, 3 Tabellen, 8 Quellen
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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