Marine power and propulsion

Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session

This course discusses the selection and evaluation of commercial and naval ship power and propulsion systems. It will cover the analysis of propulsors, prime mover thermodynamic cycles, propeller-engine matching, propeller selection, waterjet analysis, and reviews alternative propulsors. The course also investigates thermodynamic analyses of Rankine, Brayton, Diesel, and Combined cycles, reduction gears and integrated electric drive. Battery operated vehicles and fuel cells are also discussed. The term project requires analysis of alternatives in propulsion plant design for given physical, performance, and economic constraints. Graduate students complete different assignments and exams.

Woud, Hans Klein, and Douwe Stapersma. Design of Propulsion and Electric Power Generation Systems. London, UK: IMarEST, (Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology), 2002. ISBN: 9781902536477.

Lewis, Edward V. "Resistance and Propulsion." Principles of Naval Architecture. Vol. II. Jersey City, NJ: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 1988. ISBN: 9780939773008.

Van Wylen, Gordon J., and Richard E. Sonntag. Fundamentals of Classical Thermodynamics. New York, NY: Wiley, 1973. ISBN: 9780471041887.

Students learn general problem solving skills, and design, appropriate to ocean vehicles. They gain systems analysis experience working in teams in completing the propulsor design and propulsion system selection design projects. Students further their communication skills in preparing final report on the design project.

Actuator disk

Propeller testing - B series

Design using Kt (Kq) curves

Detail design

Cavitation

Waterjet notes

Second law

Availability

Water properties (Prof. Doug Carmichael)

Rankine cycle (Prof. Doug Carmichael)

Rankine cycle vs. pressure and temperature (Prof. Doug Carmichael)

Practical Rankine cycle (Prof. Doug Carmichael)

Rankine cycle with regeneration

Rankine cycle vs. pressure with reheat

Polytropic efficiency

Brayton cycle summary 2005

Brayton cycle - irreversible examples

Open Brayton cycle

Creep

Reliability and availability

Repairable systems supplement

Gear geometry

Helical gear geometry

Review, catch-up

Air independent propulsion

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