2011•Marine EngineeringOpen access

Development of Electric Propulsion Vessels with Contra-Rotating Propeller

Yasuhiko Inukai

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IHI Marine United Inc. (IHIMU) has developed an environmental-friendly and economically efficient diesel-electric propulsion system with CRP designated as “IHIMU-CRP Electric Propulsion System (IHIMU-CEPS)”. Several vessels with the IHIMU-CEPS have already been delivered and their significant fuel savings have been verified in sea trials. This paper presents an outline of the IHIMU-CEPS and its inherent hydrodynamic performance especially those which are manifested through the self-propulsion factors of the CRP system.

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Key concepts: Propulsion, Propeller, Electrically powered spacecraft propulsion, Marine propulsion, Marine engineering, Engineering, Diesel fuel, Automotive engineering