The increasing fuel costs lead to the use of slow speed two stroke diesels. For even higher efficiency the speeds have to be reduced to very low propeller speeds. Absolutely safe operation gears are available. A geared propulsion system gives also lower initial costs. In addition, a new constant speed drive for directly main engine-driven generators was designed which lead to low-cost electrical energy.
Gears for slow-speed propulsion diesel engine
Getriebe fuer langsamlaufende Antriebsdieselmotoren
1983
12 Seiten, 18 Bilder, 1 Quelle
Conference paper
English
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