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Shaft Torsional - 1st Critical Speed

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First torsional critical speed of the propulsion shaft - must stay outside the engine’s continuous-running band.

Formula

$$ \omega_n = \sqrt{K/I} $$

Symbol legend

SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$I$Propeller + shaft polar inertiakg·m²rotor dynamics
$K$Shaft torsional stiffnessN·m/radmaterial + geometry

Sources

  • IACS UR M68 / Lloyd’s TVC Guide.