Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. SINTEF has now designed and manufactured new measuring equipment for model testing of contra-rotating propellers. This could be good ...

At the very crux of engineering is the desire to problem-solve, optimize, and squeeze out every bit of efficiency possible from the system being built. Aircraft design and aeronautical engineering ...

Veth Propulsion by Twin Disc introduced a new contra-rotating propulsion system designed for passenger vessels and ferries ...

Years after the space race, propeller design remained a sea-trial-and-error endeavor: haul, tweak the props, relaunch, sea-trial, repeat. Finally, the U.S. Navy paid ...

MAN Diesel & Turbo optimizes the efficiency of ship propellers using cutting-edge CFD simulation methods The layout of ship propellers is a balancing act between optimal power conversion and the ...

Unique counter-rotating design to help mitigate technical risk of integrating engines on to airlifter Airbus Military has chosen a unique "handed" propeller concept for the A400M airlifter in a bid to ...

Propellers affect more than speed and fuel economy. In fact, the more outboards there are hanging on the transom, the more propeller selection dictates a boat’s ride, minimum planing speed, and ...