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A test rig for the investigation of ship propeller/rudder interactions

A test rig for the investigation of ship propeller/rudder interactions
A test rig for the investigation of ship propeller/rudder interactions
This report details the design and installation of a wind tunnel rig for the investigation of ship propeller and rudder interactions. The overall rig is designed for use in either of the two low-speed wind tunnels at the University of Southampton. The rig consists of two separate units which allow model ship rudders and propellers to be either tested independently or as a whole. The independence of the two units allows parametric studies to be made of rudder/propeller interactions while at the same time providing a facility for testing the freestream characteristics of both rudders and propellers.

The rudder rig incorporates a six-component strain gauge dynamometer to measure forces and moments. Both semi-balanced skeg and all-movable rudders can be tested. The rudder models are pressure tapped to give spanwise and chordwise pressure distributions.

The model propeller is driven from a 30 kW A.C. synchronous electric motor via a belt drive. The propeller support assembly is mounted to a tubular steel framework beneath the wind tunnel working section. The distance of the propeller axis of rotation from the wind-tunnel floor can be varied between 600 and 900mm. An in-line strain gauge dynamometer is used to measure the propeller torque and thrust. A variable-frequency electric motor-controller allows the propeller revolutions to be varied between 50 and 3000 RPM. The rig is designed to take a range of propellers with diameters between 700 and 1000mm. For the first application a four-bladed propeller with a diameter of 800mm was used.
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University of Southampton
Turnock, S.R.
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Turnock, S.R.
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Turnock, S.R. (1990) A test rig for the investigation of ship propeller/rudder interactions (Ship Science Reports, 45) Southampton, UK. University of Southampton 90pp.

Record type: Monograph (Project Report)

Abstract

This report details the design and installation of a wind tunnel rig for the investigation of ship propeller and rudder interactions. The overall rig is designed for use in either of the two low-speed wind tunnels at the University of Southampton. The rig consists of two separate units which allow model ship rudders and propellers to be either tested independently or as a whole. The independence of the two units allows parametric studies to be made of rudder/propeller interactions while at the same time providing a facility for testing the freestream characteristics of both rudders and propellers.

The rudder rig incorporates a six-component strain gauge dynamometer to measure forces and moments. Both semi-balanced skeg and all-movable rudders can be tested. The rudder models are pressure tapped to give spanwise and chordwise pressure distributions.

The model propeller is driven from a 30 kW A.C. synchronous electric motor via a belt drive. The propeller support assembly is mounted to a tubular steel framework beneath the wind tunnel working section. The distance of the propeller axis of rotation from the wind-tunnel floor can be varied between 600 and 900mm. An in-line strain gauge dynamometer is used to measure the propeller torque and thrust. A variable-frequency electric motor-controller allows the propeller revolutions to be varied between 50 and 3000 RPM. The rig is designed to take a range of propellers with diameters between 700 and 1000mm. For the first application a four-bladed propeller with a diameter of 800mm was used.

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Published date: 1990
Additional Information: ISSN 0140-3818

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Local EPrints ID: 44100
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/44100
PURE UUID: 591676bf-edef-4f38-9b93-c9b4adf854b2
ORCID for S.R. Turnock: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6288-0400

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Date deposited: 20 Feb 2007
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:37

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