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MAN B&W 70-26 engines
VBS type CP propeller designation and range
The VBS type CP propellers are designated ac-
cording to the diameter of their hubs, i.e. ‘VBS2150’
indicates a propeller hub diameter of 2,150 mm.
The standard VBS type CP propeller programme,
its diameters and the engine power range covered
is shown in Fig. 5.18.01.
The servo oil system controlling the setting of the
propeller blade pitch is shown in Fig.5.18.05.
MAN Alpha Controllable Pitch Propeller and Alphatronic Propulsion Control
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s MAN Alpha Controllable
Pitch propeller
On MAN Diesel & Turbo’s MAN Alpha VBS type
Controllable Pitch (CP) propeller, the hydraulic
servo motor setting the pitch is built into the pro-
peller hub. A range of different hub sizes is avail-
able to select an optimum hub for any given com-
bination of power, revolutions and ice class.
Standard blade/hub materials are NiAlbronze.
Stainless steel is available as an option. The pro-
pellers are based on ‘no ice class’ but are avail-
able up to the highest ice classes.
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Engine Power (1,000 kW)
10,000
11,000
Propeller Diameter
(mm)
VBS940
VBS1020
VBS1100
VBS7
20
VBS79
0
VBS6
00
VBS6
60
VBS860
VBS1180
VBS1260
VBS1350
VBS1450
VBS1550
VBS1640
VBS1730
VBS1810
VBS1890
VBS1970
VBS2060
VBS2150
Hub sizes:
Small: VBS600 - 940
Medium: VBS1020 - 1640
Large: VBS1730 - 2150
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Fig. 5.18.01: MAN Alpha type VBS Mk 5 Controllable Pitch (CP) propeller range. As standard the VBS Mk 5 versions
are 4-bladed; 5-bladed versions are available on request
Summary of Contents for B&W S50ME-B9.3-TII
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