WATERFRONT PROPULSION-AN OVERVIEW

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.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the Winter Annual Meeting of the ASME, New York, New York, December 5-10 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Ergonomics Association

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  Human Factors Society

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  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Etter, R J
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 97-128
• Serial:
  • Publication of: International Ergonomics Association
  • Publisher: International Ergonomics Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Hydrofoil boats; Propulsion; Surface effect ships; Tests; Vehicle design; Waterjet propelled craft
• Old TRIS Terms: Hydrofoil craft; Propulsion tests; Waterjet propulsion
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157723
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 1977 12:00AM