
The propeller power is proportional to the value of its cubed rotation speed. We call this relation as
the “propeller cube rule”. This relation complies with the resistance progress of displacing hulls. On
gliding hulls the pattern of the absorbed power is illustrated in figure 11 which highlights the “hump”
representing the transient state from the displacing sailing to the gliding sailing (see also figure 3 of
Section 2).
1. Displacing hull - 2. Gliding round hull - 3. Gliding edge hull - 4. Hydrofoil.
As a result, every type of boat requires a propeller which enables the boat performance optimisation.
Only after identifying the propeller characteristics and its rotation speed you will have all the data nec-
essary for the choice of the inverter-reducer.
Considering the shipyard expertise in the choice of the best technical solutions, we provide herein a
reference diagram of the propeller rotation speeds according to the application.
Type of hull
Taylor
Propeller
ratio
rotation speeds
DISPLACING - HEAVY
(Tug-boats, Heavy trawling)
<1,34
from 250 to 600
DISPLACING - MEDIUM-LIGHT
(Light trawling, Fishing, Work boats)
<1,56
from 300 to 1000
SEMI-DISPLACING
(Passenger’s boats, Patrol boats, Motor-yachts)
from 1,57 to 3,5 from 800 to 1800
GLIDING
(Yachts, Speedboats, Ferryboats and Fast patrol boats)
>3,5
from 1200 to 3000
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Figure 11
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
(Relative speed)
Hump
(Ov
erall r
esistance)
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