Vibration Characteristics and Power Flow Analyses of a Ship Propulsion Shafting System with General Support and Thrust Loading

Table 3

Classification societies’ standard for simplified point support position of rear stern bearing.

Classification societies	Lignum vitae bearing	Lily gold bearing	Remarks
BV	(0.5∼0.8)D	0.5D	D is diameter, L is length of bearing
LR	(1/4∼1/3)L	(1/3∼1/2)L
NK	D/3, D/2, 4D/3, L/5, L/4, L/5
CCS	(1/4∼1/3)L	(1/7∼1/3)L