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Propeller Boss Cap Fins (continued) peller open water model tests have shown gains in efficiency of 3 per- cent to 7 percent and resistance/ self-propulsion tests conducted on a 6-meter model indicated gains of 2 percent to 5 percent. A graphical summary of the model tests are shown in Fig. 1.

Speed trials conducted in Sep- tember 1987 for the Mercury Ace, a 44,979-grt car carrier of Mitsui OSK

Lines Ltd., fitted with PBCF, demonstrated a real ship efficiency improvement of 4 percent. Trials were conducted simultaneously with a like sister ship without PBCF. Fig. 2 shows the graphical results of these trials.

On-ship trials have also shown that installation of PBCF has no effect on maneuverability.

As PBCF controls the flow behind the propeller—it has little depen- dence on the hull form like other energy-saving devices. As a result,

PBCF is effective on ships of any type. PCBF is said to be especially effective for high-speed ships with a high propeller pitch ratio.

Smaller and lighter than conven- tional energy-saving devices set around the propeller, PBCF can mi GROUP

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Figure 2 also be manufactured at low cost.

The investment can be recovered in as little as one year.

An important feature is that in- stallation of PBCF can be per- formed in a very short period of time for a new ship under construc- tion or a ship in operation. Installa- tion simply requires the removal and replacement of the propeller boss cap with PBCF. With a ship in drydock, this can be accomplished in only four to five hours. The added weight also has an insignificant ef- fect on shaft alignment and bearing loads.

PBCF has the same number of fins at- tached to the boss cap as that of the ship's propeller. Installation simply re- quires the removal and replacement of the propeller boss cap with PBCF.

Since January of this year, PBCF has been fitted on over 23 ships of several types. All are said to have experienced significant increases in propulsion efficiency ranging from 3.2 percent to 6.7 percent. The aver- age increase in efficiency has been 4.2 percent

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The American Waterways Opera- tors, an Arlington, Va.-based trade association, recently announced that Arthur M. Knight, executive director of Reinauer Industries of

Newark, N.J., has been reelected chairman of the board of directors. 62 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News