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So far in unbiased real world tests the efficiency gains have been fairly limited,and. It enough to offset the increased costs. Note that I mention unbiased te
by brk 4y ago
So far in unbiased real world tests the efficiency gains have been fairly limited,and. It enough to offset the increased costs. Note that I mention unbiased tests. There are some manufacturer tests comparing a boat with essentially a wrong prop to the Sharrow, and showing impressive results.
- edrxty 4y agoI wouldn't buy one for a pleasure craft, but even a small efficiency gain in ocean freight could turn the industry on its head.
- HenriTEL 4y agoMaybe the tech just does not scale for large propellers (it breaks, becomes less efficient or is too complicated to maintain). The company has been there for a few years now so if there was a real game changer I'm sure they would have accelerated much more.
- brk 4y agoLarge container ships already use variable pitch props.
- moffkalast 4y agoDidn't the US coast guard order a few to test on their larger ships? The efficiency gains must be credible for that to happen I imagine, though I can't find a good source for that order, and I'm not sure where I heard it. I'm just waiting for someone to make an RC scale injection moulded plastic version of it :P