船舶动力装置展望

Prospects of Marine Power plant

柴油机发展到今天 ,已被广泛地应用于船舶推进领域。进入新世纪 ,谁将主宰这个领域呢 ?该文就目前所使用的几种推进装置进行了分析 ,从中可看出柴油机尤其是二冲程低速柴油机将继续扮演重要的角色 。

Diesel engine has been used for a century.Today it is widely utilized in marine power plant field.What will dominate the field in the new century.The following text makes a survey of different power plants applied in todays marine propulsion market.A conclusion is that diesel engine will still play its important role,especially,low speed two stroke diesel engine will be in leading position in terms of either engine number or horsepower.