Dear SNAME Member,
We are pleased to invite you to attend our first technical meeting for the 2012-2013 season, during which Mr. Guilio Gennaro, Vice President at Studio di Ingegneria Navale e Meccanica, Genova, Italy will speak on the subject of:
‘‘Improving the Propulsion Efficiency by Means of Contracted and Loaded Tip (CLT) Propellers’’
To achieve a high propulsive efficiency is beneficial both from the environmental and the economic point of view. A large number of Propulsion Improvement Devices (PID) have been developed in the past and are routinely “reinvented”. On the contrary very few modifications have been proposed in the field of the propellers. Only tip propellers, most noticeably of CLT type, have been installed in relatively high number at full scale (about 300 vessels, from hydrofoils to bulk carriers, from Ro-Pax to VLCC) and have shown superior characteristics when compared to conventional propellers. Despite this fact, tip propellers are still unknown to most Ship Owners, Technical Managers and Shipyards. The author will present an overview of about 30 years of development of tip plate propellers and the latest experiences and R&D projects on CLT propellers.
Date and location for our meeting are:
Date : Thursday, September 13th, 2012
Time : 7.00 pm
Location : The auditorium of Maran Tankers Inc. (ex Kristen Navigation).
354 Syngrou Ave. (building before the Onassion Hospital)
Kallithea, Athens
After the meeting hors d’oeuvres, wine, soft drinks, etc. will be served.
The participation fee is 5 euros for members and students and 10 euros for non-members, which will be paid at the entrance prior to the start of the meeting.
We hope to see you on September 13th!