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Research on the Performance of a Waterjet Propulsor for Personal Watercrafts
Technical Paper
1999-01-3264
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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A waterjet propulsor has come to be used more popularly for high speed watercrafts such as personal watercrafts. The most difficult problem for designing the waterjet system is that a tradeoff is required to properly determine the best parameters for the waterjet pump and subsequently the best overall propulsion system. This paper presents the design method and performance improvement of the waterjet propulsor used for personal watercrafts. The authors have clarified the performance of the individual component in the waterjet propulsor and improved the component efficiency empirically, and established the method to estimate the thrust and power characteristics of the propulsor on board from the component test results and other design parameters, which enables the optimization of the waterjet system.
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Kawashima, T., Morita, S., Kariya, D., and Kamitake, M., "Research on the Performance of a Waterjet Propulsor for Personal Watercrafts," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-3264, 1999, https://doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-3264.Also In
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- Kariya D. et al. “Flow Investigation in an Inlet Duct of Water Jet Propulsor” Transactions of JSME 65 630-B 219 224 1999