Recommended Vehicle Concepts for Waterjet Propelled High-Performance Vehicles

Abstract

A rapid method is developed for providing first order estimates of the smooth water powering and weight characteristics of SES, hydrofoil, and planing craft concepts employing waterjet propulsors. A computer program utilizing this method and applicable to SES concepts is included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA004621

Entities

People

  • David W Taylor
  • L. T. Ravenscroft Jr.
  • P. B. Mathis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Drag
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Froude Number
  • Gas Turbines
  • Hydrofoils
  • Mission Profiles
  • Patrol Gunboat Hydrofoils
  • Planing Surfaces
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Ships
  • Submarine Chaser Hydrofoils
  • Two Dimensional
  • Vehicles
  • Waterjet Propulsion

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)