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Shaft Alignment Input Data List

To model propulsion shafting properly the background information for shaft alignment design
must be as complete as possible. There is three categories of essential information:

Category I – obligatory information for shafting modeling.

Category II – information describes shaft alignment and operating conditions.
Category III – information enables more relevant results for shaft alignment procedure
to ensure more safe propulsion shafting.

Category
Pos Name
I II III
I. GENERAL
1 Ship Type and main particulars *
2 Ship Class *
3 Ship speed *
4 Maximum Continuous Rating *
5 Shaft speed at MCR *
6 Shaft speed Nmin *
7 Ship status (newbuild or under repair) *
Cause of the propulsion train realignment, if the ship is under *
8
repair
9 List of main operating conditions *
10 Assumed shaft alignment conditions *
11 Assumed shaft alignment technique *
12 Shaft alignment procedure limitations if any *
13 Other special conditions *
14 Known shafting or/and bearing failures for a ship under repair *

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I II III
II. SHAFTING
1 General Arrangement of the propulsion train *
Shafting drawings specifying the lengths and diameters, half
2 coupling and sleeve drawings, the direction of the sleeve *
coupling shifting at alignment, stern tube drawings
3 Weight and center of gravity of heavy masses attached to the *
shafting
4 Filling of the shaft bore (oil, rod etc.), oil and rod masses *
5 Shaft material mechanical properties *
6 Material (mechanical properties ) and dimensions of the
*
propeller shaft liner if it is arranged
7 Positions of the hydraulic jacks if the jack-up test is planned *
8 Positions of the strain gauges if strain gauges alignment is *
planned

Pos Name Category

I II III
III. SHAFTING BEARINGS
1 Stern tube bearing
! drawing of the bearing *
! material and dimensions of the bearing bush *
! lubricator (sea water, fresh water or oil, viscosity and
*
density)
! diametric clearance *
! slope bore angle if the bearing is slope bored (angle) *
! double slope design if arranged (trumpet-form slope
*
length, angle, diametrical clearance)
! measured stern tube axis spatial position if available *
2 Permissible load or nominal pressure *
3 Thermal growth *
4 Wear down rate *
5 Thrust bearing eccentricity *
6 Is plain intermediate bearing self-adjustable? *

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Pos Name Category

I II III
IV. PROPELLER
1 Propeller type (FPP, CPP) *
2 Number of blades *
3 Diameter *
4 Material *
5 Mass *
6 Center of gravity *
7 Weight in the water *
8 Hub length *
9 Hub diameter *
10 Pitch *
11 Expanded Area Ratio *
12 Percent of buoyancy if shaft alignment is planned afloat *
13 Percent of submergence in operation *
Propeller hydrodynamic loads in operation or wake flow
14 *
information, or ship lines if other data are not available
15 The position of the point where hydrodynamic loads are applied *
16 Propeller speed at MCR *

Pos Name Category

I II III
V. GEARBOX
1 Gearbox type *
Drawing of the output shaft specifying shaft lengths and
2 *
diameters
3 Bearing design (plain, roller, conical roller) *
4 Bearing clearance *
5 Bearing thermal growth in horizontal and vertical plane *
6 Shaft alignment acceptance criteria from the manufacturer *
7 The weight of the wheel *
8 Toothing forces in operation or gearing and tooth geometry *

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I II III
VI. FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS
1 Coupling type *
2 Weight and center of gravity *
3 Allowable misalignment for flexible coupling *
4 The angular and radial stiffness of the flexible coupling *
5 The direction of sleeve coupling shifting at the alignment *

Pos Name Category

I II III
VII. ENGINE
1 Type *
2 Crankshaft drawing, or equivalent beam *
3 Weight of flywheel *
Diagram of allowable loads on the engine flange or bearing
4 *
allowable load
5 Engine bearings thermal growth *

Pos Name Category

I II III
VIII. HULL
1 Hull material *
2 General arrangement drawings of engine room area *
3 Drawings of hull structure sections within the engine room *
4 Engine room double bottom plan *
5 Scantlings of double bottom structure elements *
6 Drawings of the A- and P-brackets if any *
7 Ship draught assumed during shaft alignment procedure *
8 Ship draught at main operating conditions *

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Torsional Vibration Calculation Input Data List

NAME SUPPLIER
Engine
Engine type
MCR, kW
Engine speed at MCR, rpm
MIP (or MEP efficiency coefficient), Мpа/bar
Cylinder number
Firing order or firing angles Engine
Cylinder diameter, mm Manufacturer

Stroke, mm
Angle between banks for V-engine, degree
Connection rod length, mm or Crank/Conrod ratio %
Crank pin and journal diameter, mm
The tensile strength of crankshaft material, Mpa
Reciprocating mass, kg
Harmonic coefficients and phases table for normal mode
Mass-elastic system characteristics
Absolute and Relative damping data
The phase angle between Master and Slave engines for two engine
installations
Misfiring Mode data:
- allowable power, kW
- allowable speed, rpm
- MIP (MEP), МPа
- harmonic coefficients and phases table

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Damper
Type, manufacturer
Damper
2 Manufacturer
Casing part inertia, kgm
2
Inner part inertia, kgm
Actual stiffness, Nm/rad

Actual relative damping

Flexible coupling
Type, manufacturer
Flexible coupling
Inertia, kgm2 Manufacturer

Stiffness, Nm/rad

Relative damping data

Gearbox

Type, manufacturer
Gearbox
Mass-Elastic system characteristics Manufacturer
Gear ratio

The tensile strength of gear shafts, Mpa

Shafting
Shafting drawings Shaft Designer

The tensile strength of propeller and intermediate shafts, Mpa

Propeller

Diameter, mm
Propeller
Pitch, mm Designer
Expanded area ratio

Polar Inertia of dry propeller, kgm2

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NAME SUPPLIER

Impeller
Blade number
Vane number

Disk diameter outer and inner, mm

Impeller
Disk length, mm Manufacturer
Radial clearance, mm
Polar Inertia, kgm2

Entrained liquid polar Inertia, kgm2

Damping data
Dynamic viscosity of liquid, Pa·s

Excitation moment as a percent of mean torque or defined by orders

VFD Electromotor

Power, kW

Rated speed, rpm

Operation speed min and max, rpm

Electromotor
Poles Number Manufacturer
Pulses number
Damping data

Rotor stiffness, kNm/rad

Excitation moment as a percent of mean torque or defined by orders

Short circuit duration, s

Peculiar unit

Other equipment connected to propulsion shafting

Characteristics of the equipment substantial for TVC Equipment
Manufacturer

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Whirling Vibration Calculation Input Data List

POS. NAME SUPPLIER

General

1 Ship class Shafting

2 Ship status (new or repaired, renovated) Designer

Shafting

1 General Arrangement of the propulsion train

2 Shafting drawings specifying the lengths and diameters, stern tube,
brackets, bearings positions etc. Shafting
Designer
3 Filling of the shaft bore (oil, rod etc.), mass oil, rod
4 Shaft materials, mechanical properties
5 Material and dimensions of propeller shaft liner if it is arranged
6 The length and Inner diameter of the stern tube
Propulsion train bearings

1 Drawing of the bearing

2 Material and dimensions of the bearing bush
Bearing
3 Lubricator (sea water, fresh water or oil) properties Manufacturer
4 Diametric clearance
5 Equivalent support position
6 Linear stiffness (lube oil and external)
7 Linear damping (lube oil and external)

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POS. NAME SUPPLIER

Propeller
1 Diameter, blade number, pitch, expanded area ratio
2 Material
3 Mass
4 Entrained water parameters (if you have your own data) Propeller
Designer
5 Diametric and Polar inertia (if you have your own data)
6 The position of the point where hydrodynamic loads are applied
7 Propeller speed at MCR
8 Mass eccentricity and phase
9 Hydrodynamic excitation Loads (percentage of nominal thrust and torque
or absolute value) and phase (if you have your own data)
10 Damping matrix (if you have your own data)
Gearbox
1 Drawing of the output and input shafts specifying shaft lengths and
diameters, the position of bearings Gearbox
2 Manufacturer
Mass and diametric, polar inertia of the wheel, pinion
3 Mass eccentricity and phase of wheel and pinion

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Flexible couplings
1 Mass, diametric and polar inertia Coupling
Manufacturer
2 Angular and radial stiffness
3 Radial and angular damping
Directly coupled engine
1 Type, power, the speed at MCR
2 MIP/MEP at MCR, mechanical efficiency, Pressure-Speed diagram
3 Bore, Stroke, conrod length, reciprocating mass Engine
4 Cylinder number, firing order Manufacturer
5 Radial harmonic excitation
6 Mass of flywheel, diametric and polar inertia
7 Flywheel unbalance parameters (mass eccentricity, phase)
8 Drawing crankshaft specifying crank lengths and diameters, the
position of bearings
9 Mass, the diametric and polar inertia of the crank
10 Crank unbalance parameters (mass eccentricity, phase)

Note: *additional initial data necessary to calculate the advanced whirling vibration

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Axial Vibration Calculation Input Data List

NAME SUPPLIER
Directly Coupled Diesel Engine
Engine type
MCR, kW
Engine speed at MCR, rpm
MIP (or MEP efficiency coefficient), Мpа/bar
Cylinder number
Engine
Firing order Manufacturer
Cylinder diameter, mm
Stroke, mm
Conrod length or Crank/Conrod ratio %
Diameter and length of the crankpin
Diameter and length of journal
The tensile strength of crankshaft material
The allowable bending stress of crankpin
Mass of the crank equivalent of radial inertia forces, kg
Radial harmonic coefficients and phases for normal operation
Mass-Elastic system characteristics (mass,kg; stiffness, kN/mm)
Absolute and Relative damping data, N s/mm
Misfiring Mode characteristics:
allowable power and speed, MIP(MEP)
Radial harmonic coefficients and phases for misfiring mode
The allowable axial offset of forward crankshaft end

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Tilting-Pad Thrust bearing

Mass, kg
Engine
External stiffness (kN/mm) Manufacturer,
thrust bearing
Internal stiffness (kN/mm)
Manufacturer
Oil film stiffness (kN/mm)
Oil film damping, N s/mm

Axial clearance, mm

Allowable axial force

Thrust shaft drawing

Damper

Mass, kg Engine
Manufacturer
Stiffness, N/m

Damping data, N s/mm

Grounding stiffness, N/m

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NAME SUPPLIER

Propeller
Diameter
Number of blades

Pitch ( max, nominal) Propeller

Manufacturer
Expanded area ratio
Mass of dry propeller, kg
Entrained water mass, kg (if there are customer’s value)

Damping, N s/mm (if there are customer’s value)

Thrust at MCR, kN
Thrust = function(rpm)

Excitation: 1-blade, 2-blade, 3-blade order (if there are customer’s value)
Gearbox

Output gear shaft drawing (with gear wheel) Gearbox designer

Shafting

Shafting drawings Shaft designer

Flexible coupling
Mass, kg Flexible coupling
manufacturer
Stiffness, N/m

Damping data, N s/mm

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