Marine Propellers and Propulsion

John Carlton is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and Professor of Marine Engineering at City University, London. He recently served as the 109th President of the IMarEST and was formerly Global Head of Marine Technology and Investigations at Lloyd’s Register. Over a long and distinguished career he has authored more than a hundred technical papers and articles on marine technology, received numerous awards, chaired international committees and contributed to various government and naval initiatives on maritime matters.

1. The early development of the screw propeller 2. Propulsion systems 3. Propeller geometry 4. The propeller environment 5. The wake field 6. Propeller performance characteristics 7. Theoretical methods – basic concepts 8. Theoretical methods – propeller theories 9. Cavitation 10. Propeller noise 11. Propeller–ship interaction 12. Ship resistance and propulsion 13. Thrust augmentation devices 14. Transverse thrusters 15. Azimuthing and podded propulsors 16. Waterjet propulsion 17. Full-scale trials 18. Propeller materials 19. Propeller blade strength 20. Propeller manufacture 21. Propeller blade vibration 22. Propeller design 23. Operational problems 24. Service performance and analysis 25. Propeller tolerances and inspection 26. Propeller maintenance and repair