The Propeller Handbook

Table of contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1. Power: Understanding Engine Performance

Chapter 2. Estimating Speed: Effects of Power, Weight, and Hull Type

Chapter 3. Propeller Anatomy: Parts and Definitions

Chapter 4. Blade Characteristics: Blade Shape, Cavitation, Special Propellers, and Rules of Thumb

Chapter 5. Crouch's Propeller Method: The Empirical Method for Calculating Propellers Using Slip

Chapter 6. The Bp- Method: The Power Factor Method for Calculating Propellers

Chapter 7. Installation Considerations: Blade Clearances, Shafting, and Propeller Weight

Chapter 8. Tugs and Trawlers: High-Thrust, Variable-Loading, Controllable Pitch, and Ducted Propellers

Chapter 9. Sailboats, Outboards, and Go-Fast Wrinkles: Propellers for Special Applications

Appendix A. Measuring the Hull: Procedure for Determining Displacement

Appendix B. Measuring the Propeller: Procedure for Finding Diameter and Pitch

Appendix C. Shaft Taper and Coupling Dimensions

Appendix D. Decimal Exponents

Manufacturers and Suppliers

Bibliography

Index