Effects Of Underwater Explosion On Minehunters Shafts Lines

Ships’ propulsion plant usually works in a hard environment caused by static forces and permanent dynamic loads. Exciding of tolerated values of shaft alignments causes a damage of radial and thrust bearings in relative short time. Modeling of dynamical reactions could bring information to the designer for recognizing the level of hazard for propulsion system. A paper presents a proposal of identification of a degree of hazard to ship shaft line due to forces of underwater explosion. A theoretical analysis was made of influence of changes in co-axiality of shafts resulting from elastic deformations of hull structure in vicinity of shaft bearing foundations. The main problem of naval vessels is a lack of dynamical requirements of stiffness of the hull. Modelled signals were recognized within sensitive symptoms of two sub models: model of propulsion system and model of shafts misalignment. Both sub models allow testing forces and their responses in vibration spectrum using SIMULINK software.