Rolls Royce
A pulling version of the Aquamaster azimuthing thruster is being developed by Rolls-Royce. The unit uses a mechanical drive in a `C` configuration to take the power to the propeller. Units up to 6MW will be available and the pulling design has an efficiency advantage of 4-8% for ships with ...
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