Engineers at the Kingisepp Machine-Building Plant (KMZ) have developed electric screw-steering columns (EVRK, a type of propulsion unit in the form of a propeller located on a 360° rotating column) with a capacity of 0.2 to 3.5 MW for small and medium-tonnage vessels. The equipment will replace foreign analogues, according to Mikhail Danilenko, Managing Director of the company.
According to him, Russia needs its own line of EVRK. KMZ specialists will manufacture prototypes of the equipment, conduct bench and certification tests, and then send them into series production.
The project requires almost 470 million rubles. The budget may increase to 865 million rubles.
What has already been done
KMZ has completed the stage of developing a technical project for a 2 MW EVRK. At the same time, a technical project and working design documentation are being developed for a 3 MW column.
Key design and layout solutions have been identified, and strength, kinematic, and thermal calculations have been performed.
Where EVRK can be used:
- on emergency vessels
- on auxiliary vessels
- on research vessels
- on passenger vessels
- on special vessels
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