Description of gears for Australia-Tasmania cargo vehicle ferry Bass Trader, in which 2 Napier Deltic 18-cyl engines are coupled to Allen-Stoeckicht epicyclic gears through 'Fluidrive' hydraulic couplings; each gearbox output shaft is solidly coupled to propeller shaft, driving Stones' Ka Me Wa variable pitch propeller, which is used for reversing; gears transmit 2030 hp continuously, with speed reduction of 1580 to 175 rpm. Reprinted from Reed's Marine Equipment News Sept 1960.
Marine application for epicyclic gearing
Am Soc Naval Engrs -- J
1961
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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