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WATERFRONT PROPULSION-AN OVERVIEW

R. J. Etter

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The paper reviews some historical uses of waterjets and discusses factors influencing present day component selection and system performance evaluation. Two examples of comparison to other propulsors are referenced and a number of current applications are presented in some detail including small sport and pleasure craft, hydrofoils, a ferry boat, a crewboat and surface effect ships. Typical techniques of testing advanced waterjet system components during the design/development process are also briefly outlined.

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The paper reviews some historical uses of waterjets and discusses factors influencing present day component selection and system performance evaluation. Two examples of comparison to other propulsors are referenced and a number of current applications are presented in some detail including small sport and pleasure craft, hydrofoils, a ferry boat, a crewboat and surface effect ships. Typical techniques of testing advanced waterjet system components during the design/development process are also briefly outlined.

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The paper reviews some historical uses of waterjets and discusses factors influencing present day component selection and system performance evaluation. Two examples of comparison to other propulsors are referenced and a number of current applications are presented in some detail including small sport and pleasure craft, hydrofoils, a ferry boat, a crewboat and surface effect ships. Typical techniques of testing advanced waterjet system components during the design/development process are also briefly outlined.

Key concepts: Propulsion, Component (thermodynamics), Process (computing), Craft, Marine engineering, Engineering, Selection (genetic algorithm), Systems engineering

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