US20180022419A1 - Engine room arrangement for a marine vessel - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to marine vessels, in particular, to an engine room arrangement for a marine vessel.
- a marine vessel such as, for example, an offshore support vessel includes one or more combustion engines driving one or more main propellers for propulsion of the vessel.
- the one or more main propellers are mechanically coupled to the one or more engines, for example, via one or more drive shafts.
- the one or more engines rotate at a given speed, resulting in a corresponding rotation of the one or more main propellers.
- the vessel may include a pair of diesel engines drivably coupled to a pair of main propellers.
- the diesel engines and the main propellers are generally operating at constant speed.
- a gear box For transmitting a power output of the engines to the main propellers, a gear box may be arranged between a propulsion shaft coupled to the engine and a propeller shaft coupled to an associated propeller.
- the gear box is configured as a speed change mechanism that changes the speed of the propulsion shaft to a speed of the propeller shaft that is suitable for rotating the propeller.
- WO 2014/118595 A1 discloses a propulsion system for a vessel having a hull with a midship portion and a stern portion.
- the propulsion system comprises two propulsion units fixedly mounted to the hull on opposite sides of a centre line of the hull.
- Each of the propulsion units comprises a housing carrying a propeller.
- Each housing further defines an interior volume in which a drive machinery is provided for driving a propeller via a propeller shaft.
- the interior volume is opened to the interior of the hull.
- US 2012/0129411 A1 discloses a marine propulsion device including a clutch, a horizontal input/output shaft connected to the clutch, a vertical shaft connected to the input/output shaft, a horizontal propeller shaft connected to a lower end of the vertical shaft through a lower bevel gear, and a propeller at the other end side of the propeller shaft.
- a motor generator is mounted on a floor and connected directly to the other end side of the input/output shaft.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,028,004 discloses a controllable pitch marine propeller having blades carried by a hub and a hydraulic actuator housed in the hub and coupled to the blades for altering the pitch angle of the same.
- the present disclosure is directed, at least in part, to improving or overcoming one or more aspects of prior systems.
- an engine room arrangement for a marine vessel comprises a fin formed on a rear portion of a hull of the vessel.
- the fin projects downward from the hull, and a gear box is arranged at least in part inside the fin.
- a propulsion shaft is drivably coupled to the gear box and extends from the gear box to a front of the vessel and inside the hull.
- the propulsion shaft is configured to be connected to a main engine of the vessel.
- a propeller shaft is drivably coupled to the gear box and extends rearward from the gear box to a propeller of the vessel.
- a marine vessel comprises a main engine and the engine room arrangement of the above aspect, wherein the propulsion shaft of the engine room arrangement is connected to the main engine to be rotated by the same.
- FIG. 1 shows a partial side sectional view of a marine vessel including an engine room arrangement in accordance with the present disclosure
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic plan view of the engine room arrangement of FIG. 1 .
- the present disclosure may be based in part of the realization that it may be advantageous to provide a gear box coupling a propulsion shaft extending from a main engine of a marine vessel to a propeller shaft coupled to a propeller of the marine vessel close to the propeller. This reduces a length of hydraulic conduits formed in the propeller shaft, such that the propeller shaft is easier to manufacture, because the conduits to be drilled through the propeller shaft have a shorter length.
- the present disclosure may be based at least in part on the realization that it is advantageous to arrange the gear box in a fin that is provided on a hull of the vessel in a rear portion of the same. In this manner, the fin can protect the propeller while at the same time providing extra buoyancy.
- the present disclosure may be based on the realization that one or more of the above advantages allows for providing a larger propeller to be used for the marine vessel. Additionally, the above arrangement may allow for providing a propulsion shaft between the engine and the gear box that is relatively long but has a smaller diameter, i.e., that is configured as a high speed/low torque shaft.
- the engine room arrangement of the present disclosure may be particularly well suited for an arctic vessel, for example, an arctic supply vessel or the like.
- FIG. 1 shows a partial side sectional view of a marine vessel 100 having an engine room arrangement 10
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic plan view of the engine room arrangement of FIG. 1 .
- marine vessel 100 which may be an arctic vessel, for example, an arctic supply vessel or an anchor handling tug supply vessel, comprises a hull 14 .
- a power system 50 of marine vessel 100 includes a pair of main engines 20 .
- Each of main engines 20 may be an internal combustion engine configured to burn a supply of gaseous and/or liquid fuel to produce a mechanical output.
- each main engine 20 may be a diesel engine, a gaseous fuel engine or a dual fuel engine configured to burn both gaseous fuel and liquid fuel, for example, diesel oil.
- each main engine 20 may be configured as an electric motor powered by a generator.
- Each main engine 20 may be a variable speed engine that is configured to operate at varying speeds, or may be a constant speed engine configured to operate at a constant speed.
- power system 50 of marine vessel 100 further includes a pair of propellers 24 mechanically connected to the pair of engines 20 via corresponding propulsion shafts 18 and propeller shafts 22 .
- Propulsion shafts 18 and propeller shafts 22 are drivably coupled to each other via respective gear boxes 16 .
- Propulsion shafts 18 may be coupled to gear boxes 16 via clutches (not shown).
- each gear box 16 is arranged at least in part inside a fin 12 formed in a rear portion of hull 14 of vessel 100 and projecting downward from the same.
- each gear box 16 includes a first portion 16 a disposed within fin 12 and drivably coupled to propeller shaft 22 , and a second portion 16 b disposed above first portion 16 a and drivably coupled to propulsion shaft 18 .
- fin 12 is open to an inside of hull 14 . It will be appreciated, however, that in other embodiments an inside of fin 12 may be separated from an inside of hull 14 by a partition wall or the like. Further, in some embodiments, first portion 16 a may be disposed inside fin 12 , while second portion 16 b may be disposed outside/above fin 12 .
- an auxiliary motor such as an electric motor 26 is drivably coupled to gear box 16 to provide auxiliary power to propeller 24 .
- electric motor 26 is drivably coupled to second portion 16 b of gear box 16 and includes an output shaft (not shown) that extends parallel to propulsion shaft 18 .
- Electric motor 26 is configured to provide a boost mode and/or a boost limp home mode for vessel 100 . It should be appreciated that, in other embodiments, electric motor 26 may be omitted, or may be arranged at a different position, for example, not forward, but rearward of gear box 16 . In some embodimens, electric motor 26 may be configured to also take out power for other electrical loads on vessel 100 .
- each fin 12 is formed in a rear portion of hull 14 and projects downward from hull 14 .
- each fin 12 may be formed integrally with hull 14 .
- each fin 12 may be a separate member fastened to hull 14 by appropriate fastening means, for example, by being bolted or welded to hull 14 .
- At least fin 12 , gear box 16 , propulsion shaft 18 and propeller shaft 22 may form the engine room arrangement of the present disclosure.
- Each propeller 24 can be a fixed pitch propeller, or may, for example, be configured as a controllable pitch propeller.
- the pitch angle of the blades of each propeller 24 may be adjusted, for example, using a hydraulic system including a pitch control valve (not shown).
- a plurality of hydraulic passages may be formed in propeller shaft 22 for supplying hydraulic fluid to control a pitch of propeller 24 .
- Propeller shafts 22 transmit the rotation of main engines 20 to propellers 24 via gear boxes 16 such that propellers 24 rotate at a speed that is proportional or equal to the speed of main engines 20 .
- the thrust provided by propellers 24 may be adjusted by adjusting the pitch angle of the blades of propellers 24 .
- power system 50 of marine vessel 100 may further comprise a pair of secondary engines 30 , which may each be of the type described above with respect to main engines 20 .
- a pair of alternators (i.e. generators) 32 may be mechanically connected to the pair of secondary engines 30 .
- an input of each alternator 32 may be mechanically connected to a flywheel (not shown) of one of secondary engines 30 .
- Each alternator 32 may be configured to receive a mechanical output from the associated secondary engine 30 and convert the same to electrical power.
- each alternator 32 may be proved to, for example, electric motor 26 , and/or an electric motor (not shown) associated with one of front tunnel thrusters 34 provided at a bow of vessel 100 , which may generate a water jet resulting in a steering force which facilitates maneuvering of vessel 100 .
- the electric power generated by alternators 32 may be provided to an electric motor (not shown) associated with one of rear tunnel thrusters 36 .
- electric power output by alternators 32 may be supplied to one or more electrical loads (not shown) of vessel 100 .
- the electrical loads may be heating systems, pumps, navigation and bridge systems or other auxiliary systems onboard vessel 100 .
- each propeller shaft 22 is formed with a length that is significantly smaller than a length of the corresponding propulsion shaft 18 .
- each propulsion shaft 18 has a diameter that is smaller than or equal to a diameter of the corresponding propeller shaft 22 .
- each propulsion shaft 18 may be a high speed/low torque shaft configured to rotate at between around 500 rpm and around 2200 rpm, and may have a length of between around 0 m and around 50 m and a diameter of between around 100 mm and around 300 mm.
- Each propeller shaft 22 may have a length of less than 10 m, for example, between around 2 m and around 10 m.
- each gear box 16 relatively close to the associated propeller 24 allows for providing a large propeller having a diameter of more than 2 m, for example, between around 2 m and around 10 m.
- fins 12 projecting from hull 14 may provide protection for propellers 24 .
- fins 12 may provide extra buoyancy for vessel 100 .
- engine room arrangement 10 includes a pair of fins 12 spaced apart in the lateral direction of vessel 100 , each fin 12 having one of gear boxes 16 arranged at least in part inside the same. It will be readily appreciated, however, that in other embodiments only a single fin 12 and, correspondingly, a single gear box 16 and a single main engine 20 may be provided. Likewise, in other embodiments, more than two fins 12 , gear boxes 16 and main engines 20 may be provided.
- power system 50 of marine vessel 100 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a hybrid power system including internal combustion main engines 20 and electric motors 26 , in other embodiments, electric motors 26 may be omitted.
- secondary engines 30 are provided to power, for example, tunnel thrusters 34 and 36 , in other embodiments, tunnel thrusters 34 , 36 and, optionally, other electrical loads may be powered by main engines 20 , each of which may then include alternator 32 .
- each fin 12 may have any appropriate shape that provides an inner space formed inside each fin 12 that can accommodate at least in part gear box 16 while providing extra buoyancy for vessel 100 . Therefore, the present disclosure is not limited to the shape of fins 12 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 .
- marine vessel 100 has been described above as an arctic vessel, it will be readily appreciated that the engine room arrangement disclosed herein may be used in any other type of marine vessel.
- the engine room arrangement for a marine vessel disclosed herein is applicable to marine vessels in general for improving the efficiency of the power system of the same.
- the engine room arrangement disclosed herein may allow for use of a larger propeller and a shorter propeller shaft connecting the propeller to the gear box disposed at least in part inside the fin formed on the hull of the vessel.
- Main engines 20 may combust a fuel such as liquid fuel and/or gaseous fuel to provide output power.
- the output power provided by main engines 20 rotates the pair of propulsion shafts 18 drivably coupled to main engines 20 , for example, at a constant speed that is a relatively high speed.
- propulsion shafts 18 rotating at the relatively high speed is drivably coupled to the pair of gear boxes 16 disposed in the pair of fins 12 formed on hull 14 of vessel 100 . Due to the arrangement of fins 12 in a rear portion of hull 14 in close proximity to main propellers 24 , propulsion shafts 18 may be formed as relatively long shafts having a relatively small diameter.
- Gear boxes 16 change the rotation speed of propulsion shafts 18 to a different rotation speed, for example, a lower rotation speed that may be between 1 ⁇ 4 and 1/10 of the rotation speed of propulsion shafts 18 , and transmit the same to propeller shafts 22 connected to propeller 24 .
- each gear box 16 may be configured to change the relatively high constant speed of the associated propulsion shaft 18 to a relatively low constant speed of the associated propeller shaft 22 .
- each gear box 16 may not be configured as a speed change mechanism that changes the rotation speed of the propulsion shaft 18 , but may act as a propeller step in order to arrange part of the propulsion line inside fin 12 .
- a blade angle of propellers 24 may be a fixed pitch, or may be controlled by supplying hydraulic fluid through hydraulic conduits formed in propeller shafts 22 (not shown). Accordingly, a desired thrust provided by propellers 24 can be set, for example, in accordance with an operator command.
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- The present disclosure relates to marine vessels, in particular, to an engine room arrangement for a marine vessel.
- A marine vessel such as, for example, an offshore support vessel includes one or more combustion engines driving one or more main propellers for propulsion of the vessel. The one or more main propellers are mechanically coupled to the one or more engines, for example, via one or more drive shafts. The one or more engines rotate at a given speed, resulting in a corresponding rotation of the one or more main propellers. For example, the vessel may include a pair of diesel engines drivably coupled to a pair of main propellers. The diesel engines and the main propellers are generally operating at constant speed.
- For transmitting a power output of the engines to the main propellers, a gear box may be arranged between a propulsion shaft coupled to the engine and a propeller shaft coupled to an associated propeller. The gear box is configured as a speed change mechanism that changes the speed of the propulsion shaft to a speed of the propeller shaft that is suitable for rotating the propeller.
- WO 2014/118595 A1 discloses a propulsion system for a vessel having a hull with a midship portion and a stern portion. The propulsion system comprises two propulsion units fixedly mounted to the hull on opposite sides of a centre line of the hull. Each of the propulsion units comprises a housing carrying a propeller. Each housing further defines an interior volume in which a drive machinery is provided for driving a propeller via a propeller shaft. The interior volume is opened to the interior of the hull.
- US 2012/0129411 A1 discloses a marine propulsion device including a clutch, a horizontal input/output shaft connected to the clutch, a vertical shaft connected to the input/output shaft, a horizontal propeller shaft connected to a lower end of the vertical shaft through a lower bevel gear, and a propeller at the other end side of the propeller shaft. A motor generator is mounted on a floor and connected directly to the other end side of the input/output shaft.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,028,004 discloses a controllable pitch marine propeller having blades carried by a hub and a hydraulic actuator housed in the hub and coupled to the blades for altering the pitch angle of the same.
- The present disclosure is directed, at least in part, to improving or overcoming one or more aspects of prior systems.
- In one aspect of the present disclosure, an engine room arrangement for a marine vessel comprises a fin formed on a rear portion of a hull of the vessel. The fin projects downward from the hull, and a gear box is arranged at least in part inside the fin. A propulsion shaft is drivably coupled to the gear box and extends from the gear box to a front of the vessel and inside the hull. The propulsion shaft is configured to be connected to a main engine of the vessel. A propeller shaft is drivably coupled to the gear box and extends rearward from the gear box to a propeller of the vessel.
- In another aspect of the present disclosure, a marine vessel comprises a main engine and the engine room arrangement of the above aspect, wherein the propulsion shaft of the engine room arrangement is connected to the main engine to be rotated by the same.
- Other features and aspects of this disclosure will be apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings.
- The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. In the drawings:
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FIG. 1 shows a partial side sectional view of a marine vessel including an engine room arrangement in accordance with the present disclosure; and -
FIG. 2 shows a schematic plan view of the engine room arrangement ofFIG. 1 . - The following is a detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. The exemplary embodiments described therein and illustrated in the drawings are intended to teach the principles of the present disclosure, enabling those of ordinary skill in the art to implement and use the present disclosure in many different environments and for many different applications. Therefore, the exemplary embodiments are not intended to be, and should not be considered as, a limiting description of the scope of patent protection. Rather, the scope of patent protection shall be defined by the appended claims.
- The present disclosure may be based in part of the realization that it may be advantageous to provide a gear box coupling a propulsion shaft extending from a main engine of a marine vessel to a propeller shaft coupled to a propeller of the marine vessel close to the propeller. This reduces a length of hydraulic conduits formed in the propeller shaft, such that the propeller shaft is easier to manufacture, because the conduits to be drilled through the propeller shaft have a shorter length.
- Further, the present disclosure may be based at least in part on the realization that it is advantageous to arrange the gear box in a fin that is provided on a hull of the vessel in a rear portion of the same. In this manner, the fin can protect the propeller while at the same time providing extra buoyancy.
- In addition, the present disclosure may be based on the realization that one or more of the above advantages allows for providing a larger propeller to be used for the marine vessel. Additionally, the above arrangement may allow for providing a propulsion shaft between the engine and the gear box that is relatively long but has a smaller diameter, i.e., that is configured as a high speed/low torque shaft. The engine room arrangement of the present disclosure may be particularly well suited for an arctic vessel, for example, an arctic supply vessel or the like.
- In the following, an exemplary engine room arrangement for a marine vessel is described with respect to
FIGS. 1 and 2 .FIG. 1 shows a partial side sectional view of amarine vessel 100 having anengine room arrangement 10, andFIG. 2 shows a schematic plan view of the engine room arrangement ofFIG. 1 . - As shown in
FIG. 1 ,marine vessel 100, which may be an arctic vessel, for example, an arctic supply vessel or an anchor handling tug supply vessel, comprises ahull 14. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , apower system 50 ofmarine vessel 100 includes a pair ofmain engines 20. Each ofmain engines 20 may be an internal combustion engine configured to burn a supply of gaseous and/or liquid fuel to produce a mechanical output. For example, eachmain engine 20 may be a diesel engine, a gaseous fuel engine or a dual fuel engine configured to burn both gaseous fuel and liquid fuel, for example, diesel oil. Alternatively, eachmain engine 20 may be configured as an electric motor powered by a generator. Eachmain engine 20 may be a variable speed engine that is configured to operate at varying speeds, or may be a constant speed engine configured to operate at a constant speed. - As also shown in
FIG. 2 ,power system 50 ofmarine vessel 100 further includes a pair ofpropellers 24 mechanically connected to the pair ofengines 20 viacorresponding propulsion shafts 18 andpropeller shafts 22.Propulsion shafts 18 andpropeller shafts 22 are drivably coupled to each other viarespective gear boxes 16.Propulsion shafts 18 may be coupled togear boxes 16 via clutches (not shown). - As shown in
FIG. 1 , eachgear box 16 is arranged at least in part inside afin 12 formed in a rear portion ofhull 14 ofvessel 100 and projecting downward from the same. In the example shown inFIG. 1 , eachgear box 16 includes afirst portion 16a disposed withinfin 12 and drivably coupled topropeller shaft 22, and asecond portion 16b disposed abovefirst portion 16 a and drivably coupled topropulsion shaft 18. In the example shown inFIG. 1 ,fin 12 is open to an inside ofhull 14. It will be appreciated, however, that in other embodiments an inside offin 12 may be separated from an inside ofhull 14 by a partition wall or the like. Further, in some embodiments,first portion 16 a may be disposed insidefin 12, whilesecond portion 16 b may be disposed outside/abovefin 12. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , an auxiliary motor such as anelectric motor 26 is drivably coupled togear box 16 to provide auxiliary power topropeller 24. In the example shown inFIG. 1 ,electric motor 26 is drivably coupled tosecond portion 16b ofgear box 16 and includes an output shaft (not shown) that extends parallel topropulsion shaft 18.Electric motor 26 is configured to provide a boost mode and/or a boost limp home mode forvessel 100. It should be appreciated that, in other embodiments,electric motor 26 may be omitted, or may be arranged at a different position, for example, not forward, but rearward ofgear box 16. In some embodimens,electric motor 26 may be configured to also take out power for other electrical loads onvessel 100. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , eachfin 12 is formed in a rear portion ofhull 14 and projects downward fromhull 14. In some embodiments, eachfin 12 may be formed integrally withhull 14. In other embodiments, eachfin 12 may be a separate member fastened tohull 14 by appropriate fastening means, for example, by being bolted or welded tohull 14. Atleast fin 12,gear box 16,propulsion shaft 18 andpropeller shaft 22 may form the engine room arrangement of the present disclosure. - Each
propeller 24 can be a fixed pitch propeller, or may, for example, be configured as a controllable pitch propeller. The pitch angle of the blades of eachpropeller 24 may be adjusted, for example, using a hydraulic system including a pitch control valve (not shown). A plurality of hydraulic passages may be formed inpropeller shaft 22 for supplying hydraulic fluid to control a pitch ofpropeller 24.Propeller shafts 22 transmit the rotation ofmain engines 20 topropellers 24 viagear boxes 16 such thatpropellers 24 rotate at a speed that is proportional or equal to the speed ofmain engines 20. The thrust provided bypropellers 24 may be adjusted by adjusting the pitch angle of the blades ofpropellers 24. - As shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2 ,power system 50 ofmarine vessel 100 may further comprise a pair ofsecondary engines 30, which may each be of the type described above with respect tomain engines 20. A pair of alternators (i.e. generators) 32 may be mechanically connected to the pair ofsecondary engines 30. For example, an input of eachalternator 32 may be mechanically connected to a flywheel (not shown) of one ofsecondary engines 30. Eachalternator 32 may be configured to receive a mechanical output from the associatedsecondary engine 30 and convert the same to electrical power. The electrical power generated by eachalternator 32 may be proved to, for example,electric motor 26, and/or an electric motor (not shown) associated with one offront tunnel thrusters 34 provided at a bow ofvessel 100, which may generate a water jet resulting in a steering force which facilitates maneuvering ofvessel 100. Likewise, the electric power generated byalternators 32 may be provided to an electric motor (not shown) associated with one ofrear tunnel thrusters 36. In addition, electric power output byalternators 32 may be supplied to one or more electrical loads (not shown) ofvessel 100. For example, the electrical loads may be heating systems, pumps, navigation and bridge systems or other auxiliary systemsonboard vessel 100. - As shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2 , eachpropeller shaft 22 is formed with a length that is significantly smaller than a length of thecorresponding propulsion shaft 18. In addition, eachpropulsion shaft 18 has a diameter that is smaller than or equal to a diameter of thecorresponding propeller shaft 22. For example, eachpropulsion shaft 18 may be a high speed/low torque shaft configured to rotate at between around 500 rpm and around 2200 rpm, and may have a length of between around 0 m and around 50 m and a diameter of between around 100 mm and around 300 mm. Eachpropeller shaft 22 may have a length of less than 10 m, for example, between around 2 m and around 10 m. - The arrangement of each
gear box 16 relatively close to the associatedpropeller 24 allows for providing a large propeller having a diameter of more than 2 m, for example, between around 2 m and around 10 m. In addition,fins 12 projecting fromhull 14 may provide protection forpropellers 24. In addition,fins 12 may provide extra buoyancy forvessel 100. - In the example shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2 ,engine room arrangement 10 includes a pair offins 12 spaced apart in the lateral direction ofvessel 100, eachfin 12 having one ofgear boxes 16 arranged at least in part inside the same. It will be readily appreciated, however, that in other embodiments only asingle fin 12 and, correspondingly, asingle gear box 16 and a singlemain engine 20 may be provided. Likewise, in other embodiments, more than twofins 12,gear boxes 16 andmain engines 20 may be provided. - Further, while
power system 50 ofmarine vessel 100 shown inFIGS. 1 and 2 is a hybrid power system including internal combustionmain engines 20 andelectric motors 26, in other embodiments,electric motors 26 may be omitted. Further, while in the embodiments shown inFIGS. 1 and 2 secondary engines 30 are provided to power, for example,tunnel thrusters tunnel thrusters main engines 20, each of which may then includealternator 32. - It will be readily appreciated that each
fin 12 may have any appropriate shape that provides an inner space formed inside eachfin 12 that can accommodate at least inpart gear box 16 while providing extra buoyancy forvessel 100. Therefore, the present disclosure is not limited to the shape offins 12 shown inFIGS. 1 and 2 . - Although
marine vessel 100 has been described above as an arctic vessel, it will be readily appreciated that the engine room arrangement disclosed herein may be used in any other type of marine vessel. - The engine room arrangement for a marine vessel disclosed herein is applicable to marine vessels in general for improving the efficiency of the power system of the same. In particular, the engine room arrangement disclosed herein may allow for use of a larger propeller and a shorter propeller shaft connecting the propeller to the gear box disposed at least in part inside the fin formed on the hull of the vessel.
- An exemplary operation of
marine vessel 100 havingengine room arrangement 10 will be described in the following with reference toFIGS. 1 and 2 . -
Main engines 20 may combust a fuel such as liquid fuel and/or gaseous fuel to provide output power. The output power provided bymain engines 20 rotates the pair ofpropulsion shafts 18 drivably coupled tomain engines 20, for example, at a constant speed that is a relatively high speed. - The pair of
propulsion shafts 18 rotating at the relatively high speed is drivably coupled to the pair ofgear boxes 16 disposed in the pair offins 12 formed onhull 14 ofvessel 100. Due to the arrangement offins 12 in a rear portion ofhull 14 in close proximity tomain propellers 24,propulsion shafts 18 may be formed as relatively long shafts having a relatively small diameter. -
Gear boxes 16 change the rotation speed ofpropulsion shafts 18 to a different rotation speed, for example, a lower rotation speed that may be between ¼ and 1/10 of the rotation speed ofpropulsion shafts 18, and transmit the same topropeller shafts 22 connected topropeller 24. For example, eachgear box 16 may be configured to change the relatively high constant speed of the associatedpropulsion shaft 18 to a relatively low constant speed of the associatedpropeller shaft 22. In some embodiments, eachgear box 16 may not be configured as a speed change mechanism that changes the rotation speed of thepropulsion shaft 18, but may act as a propeller step in order to arrange part of the propulsion line insidefin 12. - A blade angle of
propellers 24 may be a fixed pitch, or may be controlled by supplying hydraulic fluid through hydraulic conduits formed in propeller shafts 22 (not shown). Accordingly, a desired thrust provided bypropellers 24 can be set, for example, in accordance with an operator command. - Although the preferred embodiments of this invention have been described herein, improvements and modifications may be incorporated without departing from the scope of the following claims.
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