Voith at the cutting edge

摘要

German propulsion specialist Voith Turbo has been busily using CFD and FEM techniques for the last seven years, to take forward its propeller development programme, but its simulation-based researches are by no means at an end. Developing propeller sizes of up to 3.6m diameter, with its largest installations being onboard ferries serving in The Netherlands and between Staten Island and Manhatten, Heidenheim-based propulsion specialist Voith Turbo has moved on from the five-bladed propellers it delivered in the 1990s, to the markets new requirement for six-bladed solutions. Modelling the performance of five-bladed propellers using simulation played a significant role in revealing the potential for improved performance, the company said.