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STEERING GRID

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VETH STEERING GRID The Veth Steering Grid is the most recent addition to the Veth product line.

It is a 360° rotating bow thruster with a thought through construction.

The Veth Steering Grid has an innovative mechanical design, in which many successful parts of the Veth Bow Thruster have been used such as the steering worm wheel and main gearing. The easy to build in unit takes a limited amount of space. Thanks to the hydrodynamically optimised unit the Veth Steering Grid is very effective and can be delivered in a range from 300 to 650 hp.

All gears and bearings are oil bath lubricated so an external greasing machine will not be necessary. For steering an oversized wormwheel is mounted with a big ratio of 70:1 which is driven hydraulically.

This worm wheel is self braking so the drum will always remain in the correct position. The hydraulic pump is mounted on the gearbox which reduces the piping to a minimum.

ADVANTAGES OF THE VETH STEERING GRID s 0OSSIBILITY TO CHANGE PROPELLER WITHOUT DOCKING s -AXIMUM THRUST AT MINIMUM DRAUGHT s ² 3TEERING s 2EQUIRES A MINIMUM OF MAINTENANCE s 3OLID CONSTRUCTION SO LONG LIFETIME s #OMPACT OIL BATH LUBRICATED INSTALLATION

Type

Max. power

Rates

Propellerdiameter

Reduction

VS-1000

360 pk

1800 p/m

980 mm

3,07 : 1

400 pk

2000 p/m

980 mm

3,42 : 1

VS-1200

550 pk

1800 p/m

1180 mm

4 :1

VS-1300

650 pk

1800 p/m

1280 mm

4 :1

PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION With the help of a horizontally mounted propeller, the water is drawn up from underneath the vessel. After which the water is guided through an hydro dynamically shaped housing to a 360 degrees steerable grid.

A major benefit of the Veth-Steering grid is that with a minimal draught the maximum thrust can be achieved without parts protruding through the ships hull.

An additional advantage of the horizontally mounted propeller is that also when the ship is sailing the thruster still develops a considerable thrust. This is realized because of the upwards pressure of the water.

The propeller has only 1 turning direction and therefore can be optimized. A reversing clutch is not necessary.

The Steering Grid can be driven, which ever is desired, by a diesel engine, electric motor or hydraulic motor. Veth Propulsion can supply the Steering Grid with a package including the driving motor.

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CONTROL Veth Propulsion has got its own electronics department in which the control systems are developed and fabricated. State of the art technology is used like a CAN bus communication system.

The controls of the Veth Steering Grid are clearly arranged and easy to operate. In the standard supply a separate control panel and read out panel are included for placing in the wheel house. Very practical is the follow up combined control lever for steering and rpm control. In the well arranged display besides the position indicator also the rpm counter, oil pressure and water temperature meter of the diesel engine and the alarms can be read. Besides the standards we can also adjust to the wishes of the customer. The Veth electronics make driving and control simple and reliable.

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