无轴轮缘推进器综述

Research of Shaftless Rim-driven Propeller

摘要:

无轴轮缘推进器作为一种新型船舶推进器，具有诸多优点，其应用前景非常广泛。阐述了无轴轮缘推进器的起源及其演变发展过程，从结构上将无轴轮缘推进器与普通推进器进行了对比，详述了无轴轮缘推进器结构组成，对其系统特点进行了总结，归纳了当下主要的生产商及其无轴轮缘推进器的研发情况， 并提出分析了无轴轮缘推进器研究的关键技术。

Abstract:

As a new type of propeller for ships，the shaftless rim-driven propeller has many advantages，and its application prospect is very wide. The paper mainly describes the origin and development process of the shaftless rim driven systems，compares shaftless rim thrusters with ordinary thrusters in structure，elaborates the structural compositions of shaftless rim thruster，and summarizes the system characteristics. The main manufacturers and researches of the shaftless rim-driven propeller are summarized，and the key technologies of the shaftless rim driven propeller are put forward.