important reason behind inclining the shaft is to avoid/reduce various vibrations that may come up from the propeller and shaft rotation.
various rulebooks have the minimum clearances for hull/propeller, so when the hull and propeller are designed and the minimum clearances are not satisfied shaft are inclined.
other reasons include better positioning of engine bearers, better flow angle to the propeller blades
important reason behind inclining the shaft is to avoid/reduce various vibrations that may come up from the propeller and shaft rotation. various rulebooks have the minimum clearances for hull/propeller, so when the hull and propeller are designed and the minimum clearances are not satisfied shaft are inclined. other reasons include better positioning of engine bearers, better flow angle to the propeller blades
The spinning shaft from the engine to which the propeller is attached.
The universal joint is used to transfer drive (power) from one shaft to another when they are inclined (non collinear) to each other.
why propeller shaft are made hollow
Weight savings.
automobile propeller shaft material
driving shaft, propeller shaft, Cardan shaft
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Inclined plane
On a ships propeller shaft, the thrust will be in line with the axis of the shaft.
The cone pin, or shear pin, is used to attach the propeller to the drive shaft so that if you hit something hard with the propeller, you only break the shear pin, and not the expensive drive shaft, motor, or propeller.Or, more specifically, that you only break the shear pin and propeller, not the drive shaft or motor.
you take it off the shaft