The twelfth fishery research vessel of the South Korean National Institute of Fisheries Science will be fitted with Schottel Controllable Pitch Propellers (SCP), the second order received for the same operator.
This contract includes a number of research-based specifications, such as high propeller efficiency at open-water speed.
Each system has a power rating of 1505 kW and a propeller diameter of 2600 mm. Great importance is being placed on an optimal propeller design to achieve cavitation-free operation in the low speed range.
To this end, the Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA) is being involved in the trials of the propeller design. The objective of the specifications is to achieve an optimised geometry that will minimize all pressure fluctuations and noise emissions in order not to influence the sensitive measurements on board the research vessel.
The customer placed this further order for the system on the back of the build of its previous vessel, Tamgu 21, which was equipped with the same propeller system.
On completion of the build project, the research vessel will be operated in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the South Korean coast, where the vessel will join the fleet as the twelfth vessel in 2018.
The National Institute of Fisheries Science conducts research into maintaining biodiversity and ecosystems. The results are used primarily for fisheries management and development.
