The mold is 1,100 degree Celsius liquid bronze is flowing into the prepared propeller mould.to be filled. “Our experience from more than 50 years are not that easy to copy,” Manfred Urban, CEO of MMG ...

A Norwegian invention is reducing by a third the energy that foundries need to manufacture ship propeller blades. Some of the propeller blades being manufactured are so big that if the complete ...

They can weigh up to 150 tons, and it's not uncommon for them to measure nine meters or more in diameter: the ship propellers on huge tankers, container ships and cruise liners are invisible giants.

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 ...

Scientists hail the imminent arrival of new, efficient, low-emission ships on the market thanks to leaps forward in hull and propeller development. Imagine you are sailing on a vessel designed to ...

Building a large ship requires a massive amount of engineering work. Even the smallest parts require lots of time and effort to design and build. Case in point: the ship's propeller. The prop has to ...