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2. Voith Schneider Propeller - Wikipedia

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   The Voith Schneider propeller was originally a design for a hydro-electric turbine. [2] Its Austrian inventor, Ernst Schneider, had a chance meeting on a train with a manager at Voith's subsidiary St. Pölten works; this led to the turbine being investigated by Voith's engineers, who discovered that although it was no more efficient than other water turbines, Schneider's design worked well as ...

3. RV Falkor Too - Wikipedia

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   2 × 3,800 kW (5,096 hp) Voith Schneider Propellers VSP 36R6EC/300-2 ; 1 × 1,350 kW (1,810 hp) Rolls-Royce TT2400 DPN CP azimuth thruster (retractable)

4. Marine propulsion - Wikipedia

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   A Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP) is a practical cyclorotor that provides instant thrust in any direction. There is no need to turn a propulsor. There is no need to turn a propulsor. Most ships with VSPs do not need or have a rudder.

5. MV Lymington - Wikipedia

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   She was the first British vessel driven by Voith Schneider propulsion units. [1] Throughout the war, she was on the Lymington-Yarmouth service on the Solent. A slab of concrete placed above her wheelhouse offered some protection against an airborne attack. By 1972, Lymington was too small for her owners' needs. The arrival of new ferries led to ...

6. Protector (fireboat) - Wikipedia

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   Protector is propelled by a pair of Voith-Schneider propellers, an advanced propulsion system that bears some resemblance to helicopter propulsion, and enable instantaneous changes in the propeller thrust. [1] She is 108 feet long, with a maximum speed of 13 knots.

7. MV Caedmon - Wikipedia

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   Twin 6-cylinder turbocharged Mirrlees Blackstone engines mounted at 45 degrees across each engine room drove Voith Schneider cycloidal propellers. Unlike the earlier pioneer C-class ship Cuthred, the main engines were not additionally loaded by a generator, so larger Voith Schneider units were fitted and there was considerably more propulsive ...

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   Business leaders warn of risks from inflationary tariffs and potential budget cuts at Goldman Sachs' Industrial and Materials conference.

9. Cyclorotor - Wikipedia

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   While the idea floundered in the United States after the Kirsten-Boeing Propeller Company lost a US Navy research grant, the Voith-Schneider propeller company successfully commercially employed the propeller. This Voith-Schneider propeller was fitted to more than 100 ships prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. [34] Today, the same ...