This invention relates to the field of
marine propulsion device manufacturing, specifically a design method for a fully
azimuth-controlled adjustable-
pitch ducted propeller. This method extracts the basic parameters of the ship's main engine and existing
rudder propeller, and establishes an integrated arrangement scheme to replace the fixed-
pitch propeller with an adjustable-
pitch propeller while maintaining the original power parameters unchanged. Based on the theoretical diagram of the fixed-pitch
ducted propeller, a hydrodynamic calculation program is executed, introducing correction factors for increased shell
diameter ratio and slightly reduced disk
area ratio, and forcibly lowering the theoretical
thrust coefficient by 5%, to obtain the corrected target open-water characteristic curve. The overall rotational characteristics of the fully
azimuth-controlled
rudder propeller are utilized to provide thrust for reversing and steering, strictly limiting the pitch adjustment authority to adaptability requirements for low-speed navigation and providing maximum drag under multiple operating conditions. A single-
crank slider mechanism is configured inside the propeller hub as the core rotor component, and a three-dimensional spatial
layout is completed. An electro-hydraulic integrated
servo control system, dominated by a PLC and incorporating a dual-pump parallel architecture and a built-in hydraulic lock, is established. This significantly reduces the frequency and physical amplitude of the propeller blade rotation angle.