Hammer Super Yacht - floating beach party

The propulsion of the Hammer is based on a Francis turbine. The turbine case is installed horizontally, while the transmission comes vertically over a planetary gear. It is powered by a radial diesel engine.

The water intake takes place vertically over a big flat nozzle leading the water directly into the turbine case, where it is accelerated into the outer ring and guided out over the tangent pipe.

The steering is done by turning the whole cluster (engine, gearbox and turbine) in a radial cage.

It allows turns of 90 degrees to the outside and 35 degrees to the inside relative to the longitudinal direction.

The whole cage slides on inclined rails. Consequently the clusters can be retracted for maintenance and storage.

Booth propulsion clusters are hydraulically controlled. Due to the enormous mass they are coupled to the bathing platform, which is their counterweight. By retracting the propulsions the bathing platform lowers and gives access to the tender garages.

The 20 cylinders of the engine are arranged in 2 rows. The engine is equipped with a common rail injection. The exhaust is collected in radial pipe, guided into the turbine case and released in the cavitation areas. The exhaust ring works also as a silencer. All supply systems are integrated on the cluster. Fuel comes over flexible pipes and steering comes over a data bus.

In case of fire the water of the whirlpool on top of the clusters is used for fire extinguishing.

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