Instructor:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Moustafa Abdel-Maksoud

Course Format:

2 hours Lecture

Period:

Winter Semester

Language:

German

Prerequisites:

B.Sc. Ship Building

Contents:

1. Propeller Geometry
2. Cavitation
3. Model Tests, Propeller-Hull Interaction
4. Pressure Fluctuation / Vibration
5. Potential Theory
6. Propeller Design
7. Controllable Pitch Propellers
8. Ducted Propellers
9. Podded Drives
10. Water Jet Propulsion
11. Voith-Schneider-Propulsors

Learning Outcomes:

Providing an advanced knowledge of ship propulsion combined with wide theoretical and methodical basis. Evaluation of different solutions for propulsion systems based on multi- criteria decision method.

Reading Resources:

1. Breslin, J., P., Andersen, P., Hydrodynamics of Ship Propellers, Cambridge Ocean Technology, Series 3, Cambridge University Press, 1996.
2. Lewis, V. E., ed., Principles of Naval Architecture, Volume II Resistance, Propulsion and  Vibration, SNAME,  1988.
3. N. N., International Confrrence Waterjet 4, RINA London, 2004
4. N. N., 1st International Conference on Technological Advances in Podded Propulsion, Newcastle, 2004

Performance Record:

oral exam

ECTS Credit Points:

3.00

Workload:

90 hours total

Further Information:

http://www.tuhh.de/fds/education

Contact:

m.abdel-maksoud@tuhh.de