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Marine Power and Propulsion

Subjects: Engineering · Mechanical Engineering

Art: Frederick Collins, Collins steam engine drawing, 1918 · Public domain

Instructors: Prof. David Burke, Prof. Michael Triantafyllou
Term: Fall 2006
Level: Graduate
What's inside: 1 lecture note · 1 reading · 73 other files · 4 web pages
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Lecture 1: Resistance and propulsion (propulsors) ( PDF )

Lecture 2: Actuator disk Propeller testing - B series ( PDF )

Lecture 3: Design using Kt (Kq) curves ( PDF ) Detail design ( PDF )

Lecture 4: Cavitation ( PDF ) Waterjet notes ( PDF )

Lecture 5: First law ( PDF )

Lecture 6: Second law ( PDF ) Availability ( PDF )

Lecture 7: Propeller lifting line theory (Dr. Rich Kimball)

Lecture 8: Propeller lifting line theory (Dr. Rich Kimball) (cont.)

Lecture 9: Propeller lifting line theory (Dr. Rich Kimball) (cont.)

Lecture 10: Water properties (Prof. Doug Carmichael) ( PDF ) Rankine cycle (Prof. Doug Carmichael) ( PDF )

Lecture 11: Rankine cycle vs. pressure and temperature (Prof. Doug Carmichael) ( PDF ) Practical Rankine cycle (Prof. Doug Carmichael) ( PDF ) Rankine cycle with regeneration ( PDF ) Rankine cycle vs. pressure with reheat ( PDF )

Lecture 12: Combustion ( PDF )

Lecture 13: Relationships for gases ( PDF )

Lecture 14: Basic dual cycle diesel notes ( PDF )

Lecture 15: Diesel analysis (cont.)

Lecture 16: Diesel (cont.) or catch-up ( PDF )

Lecture 17: Polytropic efficiency ( PDF ) Brayton cycle summary 2005 ( PDF )

Lecture 18: Brayton cycle - irreversible examples ( PDF ) Open Brayton cycle ( PDF ) Creep ( PDF )

Lecture 19: Electrical theory overview ( PDF )

Lecture 20: Motors and generators overview ( PDF )

Lecture 21: Electric propulsion presentation, guest lecturer Prof. Harbour

Lecture 22: Reliability and availability ( PDF ) Repairable systems supplement ( PDF )

Lecture 23: Reduction gears notes ( PDF )

Lecture 24: Gear geometry ( PDF - 5.3 MB ) Helical gear geometry ( PDF )

Lecture 25: Gear geometry ( PDF - 5.4 MB ) Helical gears ( PDF ) An attempt at showing gear meshing ( AVI 1 - 1.0 MB ) A more completely designed gear video ( AVI 2 - 10.3 MB )

Lecture 26: Review, catch-up Air independent propulsion ( PDF ) Animation of a stirling engine ( AVI - 39.5 MB )