Schottel promises innovation in propulsion and manoeuvring

Schottel?s main exhibits will be its SPJ 57 RD pump-jet and STP 200 twin propeller. The pump-jet can serve as a shallow-water propulsion system and a robust, powerful and reliable manoeuvring system on ships and vessels of all kinds operating under exceptional conditions, says Schottel. From its Rudderpropeller, the company developed the twin propeller. In contrast with the Rudderpropeller, the Schottel twin propeller is equipped with two propellers rotating in the same direction. The optimum matching of the system components “propellers” and “housing with integrated fins” results in a considerable increase in efficiency as compared with systems incorporating just one propeller. The company thus believes it is ideally suited as a propulsion system for all ships in the medium speed range with application-related higher propeller loads.