Propeller maintenance
Marine propellers
Article REF: B4360 V1
Propeller maintenance
Marine propellers

Author : Max AUCHER

Publication date: February 10, 1996 | Lire en français

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7. Propeller maintenance

7.1 Various causes of propeller damage

New propellers have a very good surface finish (roughness " 5 µm)*, but the surface finish deteriorates to a greater or lesser extent in service, depending on whether the vessel is operating in warmer or cooler seas, or in rivers. Deterioration also depends on the time spent at sea, in harbor or in port.

Note :

*There are several standards for defining surface roughness (see articles Characterization and measurement of measurement microgeometries [R 1 230]...

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