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WRTSIL HIGH PERFORMANCE NOZZLE

The Wrtsil High Performance nozzle is KEY BENEFITS conditions. Furthermore, this nozzle can
yet another development based upon the Large bollard pull thrust at zero speed also benefit those vessels that sail at low to
companys strong in-house propeller design Improved fuel economy at design speeds moderate design speeds, like inland waterways
know-how. It is specifically designed to Excellent astern performance vessels and some general cargo vessel types.
increase the thrust of marine propellers, Similar build-in size as other nozzle types And importantly, the Wrtsil HP nozzle can be
and performs significantly better than the Based on in-house propeller design know- easily installed as a retrofit since the build-in
industry standard nozzle types, such as how size is very similar to other types of nozzles.
the 19A or 37 type nozzles. The Wrtsil Optimized by use of CFD techniques
HP nozzle enables the vessels bollard pull NOZZLE TYPES
performance to be increased by up to 5% TYPICAL APPLICATIONS IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
for the same power, compared to 19A The Wrtsil HP nozzle can be used for a Over the years several types of nozzles,
nozzles at full scale. broad range of vessel applications. It notably each with its own characteristics, have
improves the delivered thrust of heavy-duty
vessels, such as tugs and anchor handling
vessels, in bollard pull conditions. Fishing
vessels and dredgers in particular, which are
typically fitted with heavy loaded propellers,
will gain more thrust under these demanding
Performance improvement with the HP nozzle
compared to 19A nozzle for a typical 150 ton AHTS.

been developed. The 19A nozzle, introduced a method that has proven to be extremely nozzle, which was specifically designed for
during the 1970s, is popular because of its effective. By using the latest and most that purpose.
cost effectiveness. The type 37 nozzle offers modern tools, Wrtsils on-going and
improved astern performance, but is also extensive studies lead to new insights into MATCHING PROPELLER DESIGN
slightly more expensive to build. During the nozzle analysis methods, better interpretation As Wrtsil builds on decades of in-house
1990s, the HR type nozzle was introduced. of performance results, and enhanced propeller design experience, the blade design
This nozzle has proven its advantages for both understanding of scale effects. This in turn of a ducted propeller naturally becomes an
retrofit and new-building projects. Wrtsils allows for the optimum design of both the integrated part of the delivered propulsion
continuous development in nozzle research nozzle and the propeller, which results in the solution. The shape of the Wrtsil HP
has led to the next step in the process of best overall integrated system performance. nozzle inevitably changes the acceleration
improving upon earlier designs. The Wrtsil characteristics of the water mass. Thanks
HP nozzle is, therefore, a state-of-the-art COMPARISON TO OTHER NOZZLE TYPES to the use of advanced CFD techniques,
solution that offers improved performance and In comparison to a full-scale application of the this dynamic is fully integrated into the
valuable fuel savings. 19A nozzle, the Wrtsil High Performance comprehensive propeller design process.
nozzle will provide up to 5% more thrust in
ANALYSIS METHODOLOGIES bollard pull condition*. Furthermore, the HP
Computer calculation techniques, such as nozzle will produce fuel savings at the vessels
CFD (computational fluid dynamics), are an design speed. However, the annual savings
important means of achieving an optimal depend on the vessel type and the operational
nozzle design. At Wrtsil, performance profile of the vessel. The performance of the
* This is based on a full scale comparison with an optimised
calculations using CFD are made with the Wrtsil HP nozzle in astern and stop modes propeller in a 19A nozzle. If compared to the model basin results
of the 19A nozzle from the 1970s, the thrust improvement from
aid of a 3-dimensional geometric model, is similar to that of the well-known 37 type the Wrtsil HP nozzle may very well reach up to 10%.
03.2014

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