| ▲ | Voith Schneider Propeller(en.wikipedia.org) | ||||||||||||||||
| 31 points by Luc 4 days ago | 6 comments | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | javiramos an hour ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
The coolest recent development in marine propellers is toroidal propellers which are now commercially available and seem to perform significantly better than standard propellers: https://www.sharrowmarine.com/ | |||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | mkreis an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
See a tug showing off here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6uNECa_X8Q Voith is the only company producing those, even though the patent has expired. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | yccs27 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
This reads a lot like an advertisement. The linked page [[Cyclorotor]] is more neutral and has more information on the design and applications outside of marine vessels: | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | martinclayton an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||