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 TEIGNBRIDGE PROPELLERS

WORLD LEADERS
Teignbridge Propellers Int Ltd is a world leading designer and manufacturer of high Latest Manufacturing Techniques
performance and high quality propellers and sterngear. Founded in 1974 Teignbridge
has innovation in it’s DNA and has brought a number of new products into the marine Teignbridge employs the latest manufacturing
market place, many of which are now considered as industry standards. techniques throughout the Group.The patterns are
manufactured as appropriate using either a 5-axis
Teignbridge continues to innovate through research and development, enabling the pattern mill or 3D printers or we use robotic sand
Company to remain at the cutting edge of marine engineering innovation. This means milling to ensure mould accuracy. Both the UK
employing highly qualified, experienced and talented engineers and investing in the and TP India foundry have a melting capacity in
best design software available. To support these designs the factory is equipped excess of 3 tonnes and use recyclable sand to
with modern robotic and CNC machinery to ensure that designs are faithfully and minimise our impact on the environment.
accurately replicated in the parts manufactured.

Teignbridge is the only UK foundry and factory to have ISO9001:2015

accreditation giving customers the confidence that our quality systems
are independently validated. Teignbridge UK is supported by a
foundry and factory in India, a workshop and warehouse in Dubai
and an office in Malaysia. Each location having it’s own sales
division.

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Production Accuracy Industry Developments

Teignbridge has an on-going program of continual investment in all our Group The Teignbridge Group is
facilities that ensures our products are machined to the highest degree of accuracy. committed to staying abreast
of industry developments by
Our CNC Mazak mill can fully CNC propeller blades to within the thickness of a hair adapting our approach and
and deliver better than S Class propellers up to 2.2m in diameter. We have a number of
anticipating our customers’
modern CNC lathes to turn shafts, rudders and brackets. In addition we have a Hurco
CNC mill for accurately machining CPP blades. This ensures that our world leading needs.
designs are matched by production accuracy to deliver world leading propulsion products.

Our experienced Quality Control

team ensure that all products are
carefully inspected for compliance
with drawing accuracy and tolerances,
to give our customers the reassurance
that wherever they are in the world, our
products will assemble correctly and
perform as promised.

Quality Materials
Our fully equipped laboratory
provides the tools to test and
validate the quality of the materials
used in our products.

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 TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY

Teignbridge stays at the forefront of propeller design and manufacturing, through
continued investment in state of the art technologies and processes. This approach
along with the experience gained from 50 years in the industry, allows us to
constantly develop, improve and perfect our products and the services we offer.

Numerical Ship Simulation

Developed in house, our MATLAB + Simulink ship simulator predicts fuel consumption
and evaluates fuel efficiency of energy saving technologies based on hull resistance,
engine simulation, propeller simulation and vessel control. Using real life ship mission
profiles and weather profile data, high efficiency propeller designs can be optimised
for real world vessel usage. Our industry leading Star CCM+ CFD software and
computational hardware, alongside our traditional calculation methods, allows
us to accurately predict the performance of propellers and stern gear over a
full range of operating conditions, and to see the consequences of
any design changes on the performance of our products.

Full propeller hull interaction modelling including wake

adapted design, will enable us to design propellers
specifically optimised for the individual application.

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New Design Monitor: Sound Pressure Level

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3D modelling
All new propeller designs are modelled in our 3D CAD package. These models
can then be used in our CFD and FEA programs and geometry alterations can be
made quickly during the design process. Once compete, a design can be sent to
our 3D printer, CNC pattern mills or robotic sand mill.

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Working hand in hand with our CFD software,
FEA allows us to optimise the geometry of our
propellers and stern gear for strength and weight in
combination with hydrodynamic performance

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 IMPROVING PROPULSION PERFORMANCE

AN INTEGRATED DESIGN APPROACH

Propeller geometry is necessarily complex with inter-related parametric definitions of
pitch, skew, rake, blade section and more. Navigating the available design space to drive
performance in a particular direction whilst operating in the complex wake of a boat is not
a simple or a quick task, but getting it right pays dividends in fuel reduction, noise and
vibration, as well as cavitation reduction and overall performance of the system.

An integrated design approach, based on Teignbridge years of proven experience and

utilising the most advanced and state-of-the-art technologies, ensures the highest possible
levels of performance and efficiency. In an integrated design approach, the propeller
performance is analysed in conjunction with the hull and its appendages, hence the
interaction between the propulsion system and vessel is fully determined.

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) offers a huge advantage comparting
to model scale towing or cavitation tank testing by allowing the designers to
evaluate their design at full-scale. When testing at model scale, despite the
similarity of the Reynolds number (Re) and the Cavitation number (σ) between
the model scale and the full scale, the flow regime and its transitional behaviour
is often different, affecting the reliability of the performance predictions.

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 Residuals

Continuity
X - momentum
Y - momentum The areas where we can
Z - momentum
offer our help:
Sdr
Residual

Tke
Hull and appendages
performance evaluation and
optimisation
Propulsion unit design with an
integrated approach
Propeller noise and vibration
analysis (including propeller
Iteration
singing)
Advanced Visualisation and Evaluation
Self-propulsion simulation for
The flow around a vessel, its propulsion unit and appendages is quite complex and CFD technology estimating the vessel speed
allows for advanced visualisation and evaluation of the flow around the most complex parts of the Cavitation behaviour analysis
geometry. In a CFD simulation the designed parts can be simply modified and evaluated without the need of propellers and appendages
for building a new model which helps reducing the time spent in analysing different features of a vessel.
In addition, with parametrising the design and taking advantage of optimisation algorithms, one could Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI)
arrive at the best solution in a few hours. Teignbridge uses CFD for design and performance evaluation simulations
of variety of vessel types, propulsion units and Energy Saving Devices (ESDs).
Performance prediction
of high-speed and special
purpose vessels

R&D projects Performance evaluation of

hydrofoils
In addition to the CFD services we
provide for our customers, we utilise
CFD simulations in our various R&D
projects to develop new products.

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 PROPELLER RANGE

50 YEARS EXPERIENCE
With 50 years of experience, Teignbridge have designed and manufactured propellers
for almost every craft imaginable, from leisure, superyachts, lifeboats, crew boats, pilot
boats, WFSV’s, OPV’s OSV’s, tankers, bulk carriers, solar powered, autonomous, foiling,
fishing boats and survey vessels to warships. We design the bespoke propellers using CFD and propeller design
optimisation software to suit any of these applications and new designs of vessels as they emerge. Whether it’s
a high bollard pull for a nozzle propeller or a high speed patrol boat or a smooth vibration free
superyacht, we have the range of designs that suit each application and the technology
to customise the design to suit your application and criteria.

Custom Designed Propellers

Premium performance, fuel efficiency, durability and safety are the
characteristics of a Teignbridge custom designed propeller. We are
continuously driven to enhance our designs by developing innovative
software solutions that enhance the Teignbridge range of propellers for all the
applications our customers need. Teignbridge is the largest producer of custom
designed propellers and stern-gear in Europe and an established brand that
you can trust. Custom propellers are designed specifically for the individual vessel’s needs,
to provide optimum performance considering the hull shape, appendages, operating
environment and customer’s criteria. Our design team will work in partnership with you,
to fully understand what your vessel needs to deliver and design the optimum propeller
to meet your criteria. A Teignbridge custom designed propeller will be the perfect
choice for your vessel.
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 Unique design software
Our company’s design office
use unique software to
produce the perfect propeller
shape for your vessel without
compromising the design to
suit a standard collection of
The ‘Clamp on Blade’ propeller (CoB) existing patterns.
We also work in collaboration
The ‘Clamp on Blade’ propeller (CoB) has been designed by Teignbridge for use on merchant,
with Universities and technical
commercial, military and leisure applications. It is a completely new modular replaceable blade
institutions to access the
propeller system that allows propeller blades to be changed underwater on small boats or
latest tools and test equipment
alongside or at anchor on larger vessels.
to advance and validate our
designs.
The ‘Clamp on Blade’ propeller significantly reduces downtime on charter, as many vessels
are able to carry spare blades and replace damaged blades without having to use a slip or dry
dock. The CoB propeller also provides an economical and flexible option for smaller vessels and
superyachts.

CoB system patent

Teignbridge CoB system patent
references the use of clamping rings to
attach each blade to the central hub,
compared to most other detachable
blade concepts on the market which
rely on a bolted connection and
have an associated flow disruption
in this area of the propeller.

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 RUDDERS

Straight Rudder Velocity Aligned Rudder (VAR)

A RANGE OF DESIGNS
Negative No Pressure
Teignbridge produce a wide range of rudders for all types of boats for Pressure concentration
concentration near near the leading
leisure, commercial and military vessels. Working in close partnership with the leading edge edge
naval architects, boat designers and builders we produce the best solution
for the individual application. Using advanced CADCAM solid 3d modelling
design system, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) our rudders will provide the optimum
performance according to the design criteria provided. Manufacturing via modern a five axis
CNC milling machine guarantees that we faithfully replicate the design tolerances and shape.

Teignbridge produces several types of rudder to suit numerous applications: Stainless

steel fabricated, bronze cast, modular and composite moulded. A range of designs are
available such as NACA foil sections, wedge shaped sections and flat plate sections, bolt-
on-blades, cast-in stainless stocks with cast AB2 blades. We can advise on how to avoid
stalling and ventilating. We have also designed many rudders with anti-cavitation plates.

Velocity Aligned Rudders (VAR) & Brackets VAB)

The first “twisted rudder” design was introduced nearly three decades ago to delay the
onset of cavitation erosion damage on the U.S. Navy DDG 51 Class vessels. This new
‘twisted’ rudder design also showed improvements in the noise signature of the vessels.

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Rudders behind a propeller experience an incoming flow that not only varies in angle of
incidence, but also varies in the magnitude from top to bottom, due to the hull boundary
layer presence. Hence, we prefer to use the term ‘Velocity Aligned Rudder’ (VAR) to
describe the concept of a “twisted rudder”, since velocity is a vector quantity. Increase speed & fuel
efficiency
A ‘velocity aligned rudder’ takes advantage of cross-flow velocity components in the propeller
wake by careful design of blade sections to distribute the pressure more evenly on the surface To further enhance the efficient
of the rudder and reduce the impact of the negative pressure concentration found near the water flow into the propeller
leading edge of a conventional straight rudder. the shaft bracket can also be
velocity aligned.
With the aid of computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modelling of flow around a propeller, In order to achieve the
it takes a few iterations to align the rudder sections with the propeller downstream maximum benefit the bracket,
velocity components and predict the overall performance of the propulsion unit. rudder and propeller must be
designed together.
Sea trials of our velocity aligned rudder (VAR) show an average increase in speed of about 1.0
An integrated designed set
knot at maximum engine speed. At the same time, the VAR does not negatively affect the
of brackets, rudders and
manoeuvrability of the vessel. The increased efficiency delivered by a VAR will also result in
propellers will deliver significant
increased fuel efficiency, an important consideration for vessel operators.
increases in speed and fuel
efficiency that will quickly repay
Because the pressure is more evenly spread across the rudder blade, the VAR rudder will
the additional bespoke CFD
significantly reduce cavitation, noise and vibration. As a result delivering a smoother ride. We
design costs and will give your
are currently developing an acoustic methodology to predict the underwater radiated noise from
vessel a USP.
the propeller and stern gear of fast speed boats, which will be validated against the sea trials.
Teignbridge offer this design
and manufacturing service for
existing and new build vessels
VAR Rudder alike.
installed for sea trials Virtual Twin Model Types of rudder we produce
Stainless steel fabricated
Bronze cast monobloc
Bonze blade with cast-in stainless steel stock
Bronze cast blade with stainless steel bolt-on stock
Composite designs available

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 SHAFT BRACKETS

CUSTOM DESIGNED BRACKETS

Teignbridge produce a wide range of P-brackets and A-brackets for all types of vessels
including leisure, commercial and military vessels. We are probably the world’s largest
producers of custom designed brackets with an extensive range of different designs of
brackets produced during the past decades.

Our Design Engineers work closely with naval architects, designers and builders to produce
the optimum solution for each application. Any appendage forward of the propeller has the
potential to have a positive or negative impact on the water flow into the propeller. This can
directly influence the performance of the vessel and poorly designed brackets can directly
result in cavitation on the bracket itself and/or the propeller and rudder.

Advanced 3D Modelling Our Manufacturing Facility

We use an advanced CADCAM solid Teignbridge has a complete design and
3d modelling design system and manufacturing facility that can produce
computational fluid dynamics (CFD) any type of bracket to suit your needs,
to ensure that our designs contribute fabricated (aluminium, mild steel or
positively towards the performance of the stainless steel), cast aluminium bronze
vessel and avoid cavitation issues. Our five and composite moulded.
axis CNC milling machines are employed to
replicate the required design profiles.
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Flanges, Starter Struts and Bearings

We design and manufacture brackets with either

with a flange to be bolted to the vessel’s hull or
brackets that are welded directly to the hull, or
with starter struts or to be glassed in to a hull.

Our brackets can be

designed with a wide
range of bearings
including rubber/
bronze Aqualube
bearings, rubber/
phenolic Aqualube
bearings, and a wide
range of composite
bearings shelled
or flanged.

Nozzles to increase Thrust

Standard design 19A
Standard design 37
VG40 High Speed Applications
Optimised designs
Steering nozzles

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 SHAFTS, STERN TUBES, BEARINGS & SEALS

WORLDWIDE INSTALLATION SUPPLIES

Teignbridge design and manufacture a comprehensive range of stern tubes for use in shaftline assemblies. In addition to a
standard range of designs, Teignbridge custom design stern tubes to various customer specifications, in a variety of materials for a
range of vessels. Thousands of installations have been supplied worldwide by Teignbridge over a 50 year period. Water lubricated
bearings helps to cushion vibration loads and provides excellent bearing life.

Aqualube Marine
Rubber Bearings Composite Bearings
Rubber and water make the perfect Composite bearings provide a low coefficient
combination for a bearing material and a of friction minimising the start-up torque
lubricant. The Aqualube range of rubber and both friction and wear, they also deliver
sleeved and flanged bearings is designed a longer life cycle, which reduces docking
for both marine and industrial applications. intervals and therefore maintenance costs.
The bearings feature a specially formulated
rubber, moulded into various shell materials. The designer can choose a composite
The rubber is an extremely tough, chemical material that suits a variable environment
and oil resistant nitrile which offers or one specifically designed for a river or
outstanding resistance to abrasion and sandy/silty environment and is compatible
wear, even in the most adverse conditions. with the vessel’s operating modes.

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Temet 25 Shafts
Temet 25 is a special high strength duplex stainless steel alloy. It has an
outstanding resistance to corrosion in seawater which makes it an ideal material for propeller Shaft Seals
shafts. Temet 25 was introduced to the marine market by Teignbridge in the late 1980s for
the high horse-power diesels being fitted to motor yachts and workboats. Temet 25 has a Teignbridge supply three different
combination of toughness, strength and resistance to corrosion, superior to other commonly types of water lubricated seals.
used shaft material. Temet 25 is now the industry standard material used in place of Monel K500 These are:
and Aquamet 22 or 17. It is now used by all UK boat builders and extensively in the rest of the
world. Temet 25 is suitable for any marine propeller shaft application and is the material of choice Lip Seal
for leading shipyards and operators of all types of leisure, military and commercial vessels. Face Seals
Gland Seal (or stuffing box)
Teignbridge has invested in facilities,
equipment and technology to improve shaft
production. The entire south wing of the
extensive Newton Abbot facility has been
redesigned and refitted to accommodate
demand for increasing capacity for shaft
manufacture. In line with increased capacity,
Teignbridge have also invested to improve the
shaft design process with the acquisition of
state-of-the-art ShaftDesigner software.

Stern Tubes
Steel Water Lubricated (SWL)
Bronze Water Lubricated (BWL)
GRP Water Lubricated (GRPWL)
Aluminium Water Lubricated (AWL)
Oil Lubricated Systems

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