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The Performance of a Tunnel Bow Thruster with Slow Speed Ahead: A Revisited Issue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 October 2009

Santiago Iglesias Baniela
Santiago Iglesias Baniela*
Affiliation:
(Universidad de La Coruña, Spain)
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(Email: sbaniela@udc.es)
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Abstract

This paper studies the effectiveness of a ship's tunnel bow thruster with slow speed ahead. After describing the general reasons for the decrease of performance with slow speed ahead, the Anti Suction Tunnel (AST) is analyzed as an advisable state-of-the art design option that aims to improve performance.

Keywords

Tunnel bow thrusterAnti suction tunnel

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Research Article
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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 62 , Issue 4 , October 2009 , pp. 631 - 642
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2009

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