Voith Turbo Gmbh Co. Kg

Klaus Nolz

Georg Wahl

Werner Adams

Heinz Holler

Wolfgang Weber

Jurgen Liebe

Helmut Rauer

The present invention is a drive system for a boat propeller, with a motor and a reverse gearbox. For forward travel a hydrodynamic coupling is provided and for reverse travel a hydrodynamic reverse converter is provided. The coupling is operated with its maximum filling degree in the upper range of the propeller speed, but in the lower range of propeller speed with a partial filling. Thus, the hydrodynamic coupling is the single hydrodynamic power transfer unit for the entire forward speed range. In order for the boat to be able to be quickly braked down from full speed, the reverse converter is arranged to provide a high torque conversion in the reactive braking range.

Drive system for a boat propeller

A hydrodynamic brake has a rotor blade wheel and a stator blade wheel with oblique blades and which together form a toroidal work chamber. A series of quick blades are mounted on the stator blade wheel for controlling the flow of braking fluid between the blade wheels and thereby the degree of braking action. Each of said blades is mounted for rotation around a radial axis and can be swung uniformly by means of a common actuating device. In this basic position, the guide blades are parallel to the stationary blades to provide the maximum flow of braking fluid. In a 'zero position' the blades are all in a plane normal to the axis of rotation of the brake, whereby they substantially block the flow of braking fluid within the work chamber. In order to control the braking action, the guide blades may be brought into any desired intermediate position.

Hydrodynamic brake

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Crailsheim, Germany

Klaus Nolz