CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

[Tam]

Way too small for it, IMO.

The point or center of the bulb is at the lower side of the bulb which is a good indication that this is for a warship. In a commercial ship, the center of the bulb tends to be on the high side of the bulb.

 

[Orthan]

The point or center of the bulb is at the lower side of the bulb which is a good indication that this is for a warship. In a commercial ship, the center of the bulb tends to be on the high side of the bulb.

Well, compare that photo with the this photo showing the size of the bulb of the unfinished ulyanovsk carrier (which probably is the same size of 003). One seems way bigger than the other.

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[sheogorath]

Well, compare that photo with the this photo showing the size of the bulb of the unfinished ulyanovsk carrier (which probably is the same size of 003). One seems way bigger than the other.

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The Ulyanovsk, like the Kuznetsov, would have had a bow sonar, something not common to most carriers and thus require a different shaped bow.

You'd be better off looking at the QE or Ford's bow or even CV-17's bow.

 

[asif iqbal]

whatever is on that shed is not a warship ?

the bow is not sharpe enough

 

[Tam]

Well, compare that photo with the this photo showing the size of the bulb of the unfinished ulyanovsk carrier (which probably is the same size of 003). One seems way bigger than the other.

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That depends. This one is for CVN-77 by the way.




Bulb of commercial ship tends to be like this.




Now let's bring back that bulbous bow again.

 

[li450274625]

an old picture

 

[Daniel707]

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[by78]

A satellite update from today...

 

[Sczepan]

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to compare #5,983 in PLAN Aircraft Carrier programme...(Closed)

 

[Richard Santos]

Nope Steam turbine is steam turbine they are the same whether it is power plant or ship power plant The difference is boiler because of space and height requirement . You have to have compact boiler before WWII it is A frame but now O frame boiler and turbocharge. In submarine the reactor is highly enriched vs low enrich in civilian reactor again to reduce dimension.

China is highly developed when it come to conventional or nuclear power plant they built literally thousand of power plant for domestic and export market. The also have extensive ecosystem for power plant
Heck I am not sure if parson steam turbine still exist. I know both GE and Siemens are struggling now.

Sulzer and Wartsilla use to be dominating the ship diesel engines but I think Sulzer now sold most of their power plant portfolio including steam turbine, gas turbine and diesel

The point or center of the bulb is at the lower side of the bulb which is a good indication that this is for a warship. In a commercial ship, the center of the bulb tends to be on the high side of the bulb.

The cross section of the bulb is determined by the bow wave profile of the ship. There is no clear reason why warship bulb can not have a lopsided cross section. so a lopsided cross section isn’t diagnostic.