Table of Contents
- 1 When Manoeuvring a conventional ship if the engine is stopped with the rudder hard over what happens to the rudder turning force?
- 2 How does a submarine control its density in order to float or sink in the ocean?
- 3 What will happen if a ship with a single propeller has a headway and the rudder is put to one side?
- 4 What is a stern rudder?
- 5 Why do submarines have hydroplanes on the back?
- 6 Why is the stern of a submarine angled?
When Manoeuvring a conventional ship if the engine is stopped with the rudder hard over what happens to the rudder turning force?
When a conventional rudder is put hard over it creates a lift force and a drag force. When the ship has to turn, how much lift force remains if the rudder-angle is decreased to 20 degrees from the hard over position? About 80\%. You are in a 360 degrees turn with engine full ahead.
How does a submarine control its density in order to float or sink in the ocean?
To control its buoyancy, the submarine has ballast tanks (see picture) that can be filled with water or filled with air. When the submarine dives, water is pumped into the ballast tanks to replace the air. This makes the density of the submarine greater than the density of the water and the submarine sinks.
What does a rudder do on a submarine?
A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other conveyance that moves through a fluid medium (generally air or water).
How do you understand about the effects of rudder movement on the ship’s directional motion?
The rudder moves in the direction of lower pressure. As the rudder goes, so goes the stern, and the boat turns. During turns the boat pivots around a point near its midsection—roughly at the mast on a sloop. The stern moves one way, the bow moves the other way, as the boat changes direction.
What will happen if a ship with a single propeller has a headway and the rudder is put to one side?
When a ship has headway and the rudder is put over to one side, the bow turns to the same side where the rudder is turned. Thrusters, on the other hand, move the vessel’s end sideways.
What is a stern rudder?
rudder, part of the steering apparatus of a boat or ship that is fastened outside the hull, usually at the stern. The most common form consists of a nearly flat, smooth surface of wood or metal hinged at its forward edge to the sternpost. It operates on the principle of unequal water pressures.
What is the function of rudder?
Rudders are hydrofoils which are pivoting on a vertical axis. They are located normally at the stern behind propeller(s) to produce a transverse force and steering moment about the ship centre of gravity by deflecting the water flow to the direction of the foil plane.
How does a submarine steer in the water?
The submarine can steer in the water by using the tail rudder to turn starboard (right) or port (left) and the hydroplanes to control the fore-aft angle of the submarine. In addition, some submarines are equipped with a retractable secondary propulsion motor that can swivel 360 degrees.
Why do submarines have hydroplanes on the back?
In addition, the submarine has movable sets of short “wings” called hydroplanes on the stern (back) that help to control the angle of the dive. The hydroplanes are angled so that water moves over the stern, which forces the stern upward; therefore, the submarine is angled downward.
Why is the stern of a submarine angled?
The hydroplanes are angled so that water moves up over the stern, which forces the stern downward; therefore, the submarine is angled upward. In an emergency, the ballast tanks can be filled quickly with high-pressure air to take the submarine to the surface very rapidly.
How is compressed air maintained inside a submarine?
A supply of compressed air is maintained aboard the submarine in air flasks for life support and for use with the ballast tanks. In addition, the submarine has movable sets of short “wings” called hydroplanes on the stern (back) that help to control the angle of the dive.