New features for improved Vessel-Propulsor-Drive system simulation Development in 2021 for HydroComp NavCad offers new features across the range of applications. Towed barge prediction One of the more component-intensive applications for NavCad is a towed barge being... Read more
New utilities for blade trimming and washback. HydroComp PropCad 2021 is the most powerful version of PropCad to date. PropCad has always been the go-to tool for designing marine propellers, 2D drawings, and 3D CAD models – but new features expand PropCad’s role into... Read more
HydroComp is hosting weekly webinars to help our customers get the most out of their work from home experiences! View our recent webinars here! After-market Modification of Propellers to Achieve Performance Objectives Propeller hydrodynamics can be complicated... Read more
By Don MacPherson, HydroComp When asked to reflect on the use of computers for propeller design over the last fifty years, my first reaction was to think about my own history with computers. I painted houses one summer in the mid-1970’s to buy a TRS-80 that I took... Read more
This article has been reprinted with permission from the October/November 2020 issue of Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery. Successful vessel performance outcomes don’t happen by accident. They start with the analysis of a complete Vessel-Propulsor-Drive... Read more
Inland river pushboats operate in a harsh environment. Transiting our rivers, bays, lakes, and inland waterways, these vessels push barges between hubs of commerce. Swift currents, trash and debris, heavy traffic, and narrow waterways are day-to-day realities for... Read more