Optimal hydrojet systems
Abstract
Problems associated with the development of optimal hydrojet engines and hydrojet systems with minimal irreversible losses are reviewed in the light of recent theoretical and experimental studies. In particular, attention is given to the theory of hydrojet propulsion, the hydrodynamics of supercavitating hydrojet engines, hydrojet engines with distributed water intake, and water-gas ramjets. The discussion also covers water-steam jet engines, experimental equipment and methods for testing hydrojet systems, and the principal applications of hydrojet engines.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report A
- Pub Date:
- December 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985STIA...8628523I
- Keywords:
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- Hydraulic Jets;
- Jet Engines;
- Optimization;
- Propulsion System Performance;
- Rocket Engine Design;
- Fluid Boundaries;
- Hydrodynamic Equations;
- Intake Systems;
- Supercavitating Flow;
- Water Vapor;
- Engineering (General)