Marine Propellers and
Propulsion
Third Edition
J S Carlton FREng
Professor of Marine Engineering, City University London
President of the Institute of Marine Engineering,
Science and Technology 2010/11
AMSTERDAM l BOSTON l HEIDELBERG l LONDON l NEW YORK l OXFORD
PARIS l SAN DIEGO l SAN FRANCISCO l SINGAPORE l SYDNEY l TOKYO
Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier
,Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier
The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB UK
225 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA 02451, USA
First edition 1994
Second edition 2007
Third edition 2012
Copyright Ó 2012 John Carlton. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All right reserved.
The right of John Carlton to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic,
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negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material
herein. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should
be made
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ISBN: 978-0-08-097123-0
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Printed and bound in Great Britain
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,To Jane and Caroline
, Preface
Preface to the Third Edition
Since the second edition was published in 2007 a number of As with previous editions thanks are once again due to
important changes have and are taking place which relate to many colleagues around the world who have made very
ship propulsion. Among these are the developments arising valuable suggestions and comments as well as providing
from the IMO’s initiatives on the Energy Efficiency Design me with further material for inclusion from their own
Index and the bringing to fruition of their earlier work on libraries and archives. As in previous years I would like to
hull coatings stemming from their resolution on the subject particularly acknowledge Mr P.A. Fitzsimmons, Mr J. Th.
in 2001. In addition to these legislative initiatives is Ligtelijn, Dr D. Radosavljevic and Prof. Dr T. van Terwisga
a greater understanding of the physics associated with who have continued in their support as well as particular
cavitation development and collapse and its subsequent contributions for this addition from Mr T. Veitkomeno, Mr
erosive effects on propeller materials. Morover, some new J. Gonzalez-Adalid, Mr P. van Terwisga and Dr S. Whit-
types of propulsor are being developed while in other worth. Finally, thanks are again due to Jane, my wife, for
technical fields there is a greater awareness, for example, of her encouragement, support and proof-reading activities in
the effects of shipping activity on the behavior of marine undertaking this new edition of the book.
mammals. It is the intention of this third edition to capture
these and other developments that have occurred. In addi- J.S. Carlton
tion a certain amount of rearrangement of the subject Battle, East Sussex
matter has also taken place. July 2012
xi
Propulsion
Third Edition
J S Carlton FREng
Professor of Marine Engineering, City University London
President of the Institute of Marine Engineering,
Science and Technology 2010/11
AMSTERDAM l BOSTON l HEIDELBERG l LONDON l NEW YORK l OXFORD
PARIS l SAN DIEGO l SAN FRANCISCO l SINGAPORE l SYDNEY l TOKYO
Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier
,Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier
The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB UK
225 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA 02451, USA
First edition 1994
Second edition 2007
Third edition 2012
Copyright Ó 2012 John Carlton. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All right reserved.
The right of John Carlton to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic,
mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher
Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone (+44) (0) 1865
843830; fax (+44) (0) 1865 853333; email: . Alternatively you can submit your request online by visiting the
Elsevier web site at http://elsevier.com/locate/permissions, and selecting Obtaining permission to use Elsevier material
Notice
No responsibility is assumed by the publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability,
negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material
herein. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should
be made
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress
ISBN: 978-0-08-097123-0
For information on all Butterworth-Heinemann publications
visit our web site at http://books.elsevier.com
Printed and bound in Great Britain
13 14 15 16 17 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
,To Jane and Caroline
, Preface
Preface to the Third Edition
Since the second edition was published in 2007 a number of As with previous editions thanks are once again due to
important changes have and are taking place which relate to many colleagues around the world who have made very
ship propulsion. Among these are the developments arising valuable suggestions and comments as well as providing
from the IMO’s initiatives on the Energy Efficiency Design me with further material for inclusion from their own
Index and the bringing to fruition of their earlier work on libraries and archives. As in previous years I would like to
hull coatings stemming from their resolution on the subject particularly acknowledge Mr P.A. Fitzsimmons, Mr J. Th.
in 2001. In addition to these legislative initiatives is Ligtelijn, Dr D. Radosavljevic and Prof. Dr T. van Terwisga
a greater understanding of the physics associated with who have continued in their support as well as particular
cavitation development and collapse and its subsequent contributions for this addition from Mr T. Veitkomeno, Mr
erosive effects on propeller materials. Morover, some new J. Gonzalez-Adalid, Mr P. van Terwisga and Dr S. Whit-
types of propulsor are being developed while in other worth. Finally, thanks are again due to Jane, my wife, for
technical fields there is a greater awareness, for example, of her encouragement, support and proof-reading activities in
the effects of shipping activity on the behavior of marine undertaking this new edition of the book.
mammals. It is the intention of this third edition to capture
these and other developments that have occurred. In addi- J.S. Carlton
tion a certain amount of rearrangement of the subject Battle, East Sussex
matter has also taken place. July 2012
xi
