Twisted rudder for reducing fuel-oil consumption

Twisted rudder for reducing fuel-oil consumption

Three twisted rudders fit for large container ships have been developed; 1) the Z-twisted rudder that is an asymmetry type taking into consideration incoming flow angles of the propeller slipstream, 2) the ZB-twisted rudder with a rudder bulb added onto the Z-twisted rudder, and 3) the ZB-F twisted...

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Main Authors: Jung-Hun Kim, Jung-Eun Choi, Bong-Jun Choi, Seok-Ho Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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KEY WORDS: Energy-saving device
Container ship
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
Model test
Twisted rudder
Rudder bulb
Rudder fin
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209267821630173X

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