Numéro : 2021 - Year : 1987
Diesel electric propulsion: the right solution for passenger ships
R.COURTAV, Ingénieur au Service Projets, Divis ion Constructions Navales,
d'ALSTHOM -CHANTIERS DE L'ATLANTIQUE
A.VIARD, Ingénieur responsable,
Groupe IMM de CGEE ALSTHOM DEI
Passengers ships have specific requirements due to their two functions :
-to transport passengers
-to be floating hotels
Diesel electric propulsion has characteristics which fulfil requirements better than classical propulsion plants would.
A detailed comparison of this propulsion plant, such as proposed by ALSTHOM, and classical plants shows the advantages brought in all fields. Among such advantages : simplicity, comfort, reliability and fuel economy.
Accent is put on the type of propeller, on crash-stop performances, on global fuel consumption of the unique energy production plant which produces energy for :
-propulsion
-electric production
-heat production
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