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ASchillingrudderisaspecifictypeofprofiledrudderusedoncertainboatsandships.

Contents
1Concept
1.1Use
2Shape
2.1Othernames
3Alternatives
4Seealso
5References

Concept
TheSchillingprofileisdesignedtoimprovetheeffectiveliftgeneratedbytherudderandhenceimprove
themaneuverabilityofthecraft,especiallyatslowspeeds.Therudderiseffectiveinbothforwardand
reverse.

Use
Likeallrudders,themaineffectofaSchillingrudderistodeflecttheflowofwatergeneratedbythe
propeller.Schillingruddersaremostcommonlyusedonshipsthataredifficulttomaneuver,suchaslarge
ships(example:containershipsandoiltankers),slowmovingshipsandboats,longerandnarrowerships,
orboatswithslowmovingpropellers.
Additionally,atwinrudderconfigurationand/orabowthrustercansignificantlycontributetothe
maneuverabilityofeventhelargestships.Whentheruddersareatanglesof90degreesormoretothe
directionofthepropellergeneratedthrust,theycandirectthethrustforwardandprovideasignificant
brakingeffectontheship.

Shape
ThereislittlereliableinformationavailableinthepublicdomainregardingtheexactshapeoftheSchilling
rudder.However,thebasicshapeisarelativelysimplefishshapeifviewedfromabove(asseeninthe
figuretotheright).Also,pairofflatplatesaretypicallyfittedtopandbottomtopreventorminimizeend
effectontheaerofoil.
ThebasicprincipalproportionsofatypicalSchillingrudderlayoutareasfollows:
Roundedleadingedge
Maximumwidthofaerofoilat20%chord.
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Taperto60%chord.
Flatto80%chord
Flareto100%
Orinotherwords,abulbouswideningfor1/5ofthetotallengthofthe
rudderblade,withastreamlinednarrowingfor2/5ofthelengthleadingtoa
flatsectionlastingforaround1/5ofacordlength,finalizinginablunt
endedflaredtrailingedgefortheremainingfifth.

DepictionofSchilling
profile

Thewidthofthetrailingedgeshouldbe33%ofthemaximumwidthofthe
profiles.Thewidthoftheendplatestobearoundtwicethemaximumwidth
oftherudder.
Theheightshouldbesimilartothediameterofthepropeller,withthechord
lengthbeingupto1.2propellerdiameter.Ifextrememaneuverabilityis
notrequired,chordlengthcanbereducedtoaminimumof0.55propeller
diameter.
Around40%balanceshouldbeprovided,aka,rudderinfrontoftherudder
pivot.
Thedistancefromthetrailingedgeofthepropellertotheleadingofthe
ruddershouldbeaminimumof0.2propellerdiameter,andthemaximum
effectiveangleofoperationforasinglerudderis2*70degrees.

ACADmodelofaSchilling
ruddertobefittedtoacanal
narrowboat,some
compromisetotheshapehas
beenmadetoreducethe
likelyhoodofitcatchingon
underwaterobstructions.

Noinformationastothelayoutorprofiledesignofatwinruddersystemis
containedwithinthisarticle.

Othernames
RuddersofthesameorsimilarprofilearealsoreferredtoastheMacLear
ThistleorMysticrudder.

Alternatives

AstainlesssteelSchilling
rudder,asfittedtoasmall
steampoweredlaunch

AlternativestotheShillingrudderconceptincludeconventionalaerofoilshapes,i.e.withouttheflaredend,
flaprudders,Kortnozzlesandazimuththrusters.

Seealso
Azimuththruster
Kortnozzle
Kitchenrudder
Flaprudder
Pleugerrudder
Rudder

References
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