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Inland rudder and steering systems

Inland rudder and steering systems

Inland rudder and steering systems

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Overview: The document provides detailed information on Damen Marine Components' advanced rudder and steering systems designed for inland vessels. These systems are engineered to enhance manoeuvrability, propulsion efficiency, and course stability, particularly in challenging inland waterway conditions.
HD Rudders: Designed with an asymmetrical profile, HD rudders offer excellent manoeuvring performance and course stability. Key features include asymmetric rudder angles of 60/80 degrees for optimal slipstream guidance, long lifespan, and minimal maintenance requirements.
XR Rudders: These rudders are optimized for propulsion efficiency and eco-friendliness, featuring a slim profile that reduces drag and noise. They are particularly effective for ahead operations and can be customized to client specifications.
Three-Rudder-System: Known for high manoeuvring performance, this system is ideal for narrow inland waterways and challenging navigation situations. It features a combination of chain drives and cylinders, optimizing the ship's wakefield and reducing rudder correction, leading to fuel savings.
Steering Systems: The 2DWK and 4DWKK systems provide optimal slipstream guidance and high-end manoeuvring performance. They are designed for minimal maintenance and long lifespan, performing optimally with HD and XR rudder systems.
FLEX Flanking Rudder System: This innovative system enhances efficiency in inland shipping by providing increased manoeuvrability during astern operations while being retractable to avoid obstructing inflow during ahead operations, resulting in significant fuel savings.
Hydro Spoilers: Adding a hydro spoiler, such as the HD-B, XR-B, or XR-T, can improve propulsion efficiency and speed performance by minimizing water rotation and reducing noise and vibrations, enhancing vessel efficiency by up to 8%.
Conclusion: Damen Marine Components offers a range of advanced rudder and steering systems tailored for inland vessels, focusing on enhancing manoeuvrability, efficiency, and environmental sustainability.
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MARINE SYSTEMS DAMEN MARINE COMPONENTS Van derVelden® REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF DAMEN MARINE COMPONENTS

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VAN DER VELDEN ® HD Designed with an asymmetrical profile, the HD rudders assure your vessel of excellent manoeuvring performance and course-stability. With their main purpose to smoothen challenging manoeuvring operations, these rudders have proven themselves in the most stringent tank tests and in practice since 1984. Another feature of this reliable rudder system are the asymmetric rudder angles of 60/80 degrees, which provide optimal slipstream guidance. The HD rudders have been designed to increase manoeuvrability on inland waterways, particularly at low speeds. Tapping into years of experience...

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VAN DER VELDEN ® FLE X FL ANKING The FLEX Flanking rudder system is an innovation delivering substantial efficiency improvement to the inland shipping industry. The FLEX Flanking rudders are positioned in front of the propeller(s), providing increased manoeuvrability performance during astern operations. As opposed to a conventional flanking rudder system, the FLEX Flanking rudders are fully retractable and therefore not obstructing inflow to the propeller(s) during ahead operations. During astern operations, the system can be lowered to provide the required manoeuvring performance. As the majority...

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RUDDER ANGLES GENERAL INFORMATION AND PACKAGES STEERING YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION A reliable manoeuvring system is the key to a safe and expeditious voyage. Circumstances such as weather conditions, current and water levels in inland waterways can differ widely from one route to another. Challenging manoeuvring situations often come along, be it shallow waters, narrow passages or locks. That's where high-quality steering gear and propulsion efficiency come in. Damen Marine Components specialises in the engineering, construction and installation of manoeuvring systems for the highly specific...

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Avelingen-West 5 Nijverheidsstraat20 3371 XE Hardinxveld-Giessendam 4202 MS Gorinchem Member of DAMEN SHIPYARDS GROUP Member of the DAMEN SHIPYARDS GROUP [email protected] [email protected] damenmc.com www.damen.com Damen Shipyards Gorinchem is the copyright owner of this brochure – © Damen Shipyards Gorinchem 2019. All rights reserved. Except with the prior express written permission of Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, this brochure and its content may not be distributed and/or commercially exploited.

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