Fuel saving, environmentally friendly

Mewis Duct ®

• Propulsion improvement
• Fuel saving up to 8 %
• Low NOX and CO2 emission
• No moving parts
• Retrofits and newbuilding
• Ideal for tankers and bulkers

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Fuel saving, environmentally friendly

Mewis Duct ®

Case study
VLCC
Becker Marine Systems’ R & D team has always focused on
ship propulsion improvement in order to save fuel and reduce
the emission of NOx and CO2.

The Mewis Duct® is an elegant and simple optimizer for vessels

VLCC, length 318.0 m, beam 60.0 m, draft 20.0 m,
service speed 16 kts., PD 22,000 kW, CB 0.81, CTH 2.0
Fuel consumption t/day (85 % MCR): 83 t
Fuel price per t (June 2008): 640 $
Fuel consumption, 150 days at 85 % MCR
plus 150 days at 70 % MCR per year: 22,700 t
Fuel bill per year: 14,000,000 $
5 % fuel cost saved per year: 700,000 $
with high block coefficient. It reduces the propulsion power
by optimizing the water flow. The duct and special fins
concentrate and pre-swirl the water stream towards the pro-
peller, greatly enhancing the efficiency of both the propeller
and the rudder. The Mewis Duct® saves at least 4 % of fuel for
these types of vessels, has no moving parts and is suitable
both for newbuildings or retrofits. Combined with a Becker
Rudder, the propulsion improvement and fuel saving is furt-
her enhanced, saving up to 8 % of fuel.
In general, the return on investment will be less than two years.
The reliable and sturdy concept with fuel saving guarantee for
suitable vessels offers significant benefits for the environ-
ment by reducing the emission of NOx and CO2. The Mewis
Duct® is specifically designed for large vessels with high
block coefficient CB and high propeller thrust coefficient CTH
(e.g. Tanker, Bulker, Tugs, MPC, Fishery).
Power gain (%)
12

10
7-8%
8
5-7% Bulker
6 Tanker

4
2-3% Container
2

0 CTh
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Thrust coefficient

How does it work?

The wake field of bulky and full ships with high block co-
efficient reduces the propulsion efficiency of the propeller.
The water inflow has such an unfavourable characteristic
that the propeller does not get enough water. The Mewis
Duct® harmonizes and stabilizes the flow and generates
a consistent load distribution on the propeller blades.

The integrated fins have a stator effect by generating a

preswirl in counterdirection of the propeller operation,
this generates a higher load on the propeller and there-
fore more thrust. The fins are asymmetrically profiled
and arranged to generate a perfectly homogenous
flow distribution.

Consequent propulsion improvement can only be

achieved if several aspects of hydroynamic perfor-
mance are taken into account. The combination of the
Mewis Duct® with a corresponding Becker Rudder dra-
matically increases the efficiency of the system by
means of wake field optimization and less rudder
resistance at improved manoeuvring perfomance.

The Becker bundle: Propulsion optimization in

front as well as behind the propeller.

Fuel saving, environmentally friendly

®
Mewis Duct
Becker manoeuvring systems
your reliable choice

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