Abstract
Propulsion of the vast majority of modem merchant ships (e.g. containerships andVLCCs) utilises the marine Diesel engine as propeller prime mover. Typicalmarine propulsion plants include a single, long-stroke, slow-speed, turbocharged, two-stroke Diesel engine directly coupled to the vessel’s single large-diameter, fixed-pitch propeller. This configuration can reach quite large power outputs (up to30-40 MW from a single unit) and yet is characterised by operational reliabilitydue to its conceptual simplicity.
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Xiros, N. (2002). Introduction. In: Robust Control of Diesel Ship Propulsion. Advances in Industrial Control. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0191-8_1
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