New propulsion system?

[BlowMe]

Pretty interesting. There is a video in the article.

ABB developing highly maneuverable, highly efficient marine propeller

Swiss marine giant ABB has spent more than a decade developing a radically different Voith-Schneider take on a marine propeller. The Dynafin system promises up to 85% efficiency, while giving a vessel super-precise maneuvering capabilities.

newatlas.com

 

[Racey]

Pretty interesting. There is a video in the article.

ABB developing highly maneuverable, highly efficient marine propeller

Swiss marine giant ABB has spent more than a decade developing a radically different Voith-Schneider take on a marine propeller. The Dynafin system promises up to 85% efficiency, while giving a vessel super-precise maneuvering capabilities.

newatlas.com

The voith systems have been around for a long time, they use them alot on tugs. This looks to be a refinement of that. It's a pretty cool system, applies a lot of torque to the water and gives great maneuverability.

 

[4Waters]

 

[BlowMe]

The voith systems have been around for a long time, they use them alot on tugs. This looks to be a refinement of that. It's a pretty cool system, applies a lot of torque to the water and gives great maneuverability.

I knew they had pods on the tugs and stuff but haven't seen this before. Pretty damn neat

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Makes a ton of sense

 

[rrrr]

I read that earlier today. It's kinda hard to picture how it provides more forward thrust than vertical, but then again I'm getting dumber by the day.

 

[monkeyswrench]

It looks like a prop that makes clevers seem cheap. Neat tech, but what makes it so useful is the mechanism, which is way more complex than I can figure. I'll stick to a screw turning in water.

 

[TimeBandit]

Florida propulsion system: