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DESCRIPTION:Ship Pod Propulsion Systems\,a Joint Meeting with the FWCS Cons
 ultants Network Affinity Group.\n\nElectrical transmission\, more commonly
  called pods\, where an electric motor is fitted in the pod itself\, conne
 cted directly to the propeller without gears. The electricity is produced 
 by an onboard engine\, usually diesel or gas turbine. Invented in 1955 by 
 Friedrich W. Pleuger and Friedrich Busmann (Pleuger Unterwasserpumpen GmbH
 )\, ABB Group's Azipod was the first product using this technology.The mos
 t powerful podded thrusters in use are the four 21.5 MW Rolls-Royce Mermai
 d units fitted to Queen Mary 2.Primary advantages are electrical efficienc
 y\, better use of ship space\, and lower maintenance costs. Ships with azi
 muth thrusters do not need tugboats to dock\, though they still require tu
 gs to maneuver in difficult places.\n\nCost: $10 Members\, $20 Non-Members
 \, $5 Students.\n\nPlease RSVP: Online at: http://time2meet.com/fwcs-pes1/
 index.html (Select Reservations)\n\nCo-sponsored by: Consultants Network\n
 \nSpeaker(s): Mr. Hugo Marrero\, \n\nBldg: Masonic Lodge\, 3325 1st St NE\
 , St Petersburg\, Florida\, United States\, 33704
LOCATION:Bldg: Masonic Lodge\, 3325 1st St NE\, St Petersburg\, Florida\, U
 nited States\, 33704
ORGANIZER:jim.howard@lakelandelectric.com
SEQUENCE:2
SUMMARY:Ship Pod Propulsion Systems
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/39646
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Ship Pod Propulsion Systems\,a Joint Meeti
 ng with the FWCS Consultants Network Affinity Group.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;Electr
 ical transmission\, more commonly called pods\, where an electric motor is
  fitted in the pod itself\, connected directly to the propeller without ge
 ars. The electricity is produced by an onboard engine\, usually diesel or 
 gas turbine. Invented in 1955 by Friedrich W. Pleuger and Friedrich Busman
 n (Pleuger Unterwasserpumpen GmbH)\, ABB Group's Azipod was the first prod
 uct using this technology.The most powerful podded thrusters in use are th
 e four 21.5 MW Rolls-Royce Mermaid units fitted to Queen Mary 2.Primary ad
 vantages are electrical efficiency\, better use of ship space\, and lower 
 maintenance costs. Ships with azimuth thrusters do not need tugboats to do
 ck\, though they still require tugs to maneuver in difficult places.&nbsp\
 ;</p>\n<p>Cost: $10 Members\, $20 Non-Members\, $5 Students.&nbsp\;</p>\n<
 p>Please RSVP: Online at: http://time2meet.com/fwcs-pes1/index.html&nbsp\;
 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;(Select Reservations)</p>
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