VESSEL PROPULSION PLANT Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC B63B3/38 B63H20/02 

FIELD: engines and pumps.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to shipbuilding, namely to a vessel propulsion plant. The vessel propulsion plant has a hull (10) with a midship part (12) and aft part (14). The plant comprises two propulsion units (30, 30₁), the units are fixedly secured on the hull (10) at both sides of the hull center line (10) and on specified aft part (14). Each of the propulsion units (30, 30₁) comprises a housing with propeller (48) of outside surface of the housing. The housing further determines internal space, where drive mechanisms (52, 54, 56) are installed to rotate propeller (48) by the propeller shaft (46), and additionally comprises opposite internal (14) and outside (42) sides. The internal space is connected with internal part of the hull (10), and internal (44) and outside (42) sides are connected in the fore part of the propulsion unit along front edge (36) of the vessel. The vessel comprises the propulsion plant. Also comprises a method of the hull (10) reequipment using the propulsion plant.

EFFECT: document describes design and operation of the vessel propulsion plant.

15 cl, 8 dwg