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A Z-drive is a type of marine propulsion unit. Specifically, it is an azimuth thruster. The pod can rotate 360 degrees allowing for rapid changes in thrust direction and thus vessel direction. This eliminates the need for a conventional rudder.
Thrustmaster’s hydraulic azimuthing Z-drive thrusters are especially suitable for fleet boats. A hydraulic Z-drive consists of a high-thrust, fixed pitch propeller on a husky propeller shaft directly coupled to Thrustmaster’s exclusive podded hydraulic motor. Simple, Efficient & Reliable
18 lut 2019 · I’ve worked quite a few years with Azipods and I understand those pretty well I’d say, but I’m just wondering how the mechanical shafts of a Z-Drive move in order to allow the rotation of the...
The influence of the blade pitch setting of a CPP on its bollard pull efficiency is shown in Figure 1 4 for open propellers and Figure 1 5 for propellers in nozzles, respectively. ... View in...
Z-Drive — a drive system using a screw propeller driven through two right angle gears and which can be rotated through 360 degrees. Z-drive units in the stern of an ASD tug.
An azimuth thruster is a configuration of marine propellers placed in pods that can be rotated to any horizontal angle , making a rudder redundant. These give ships better maneuverability than a fixed propeller and rudder system.
Azipod is a trademarked azimuth thruster pod design, a marine propulsion unit consisting of a fixed pitch propeller mounted on a steerable gondola ("pod") containing the electric motor driving the propeller, allowing ships to be more maneuverable.
