Marine Hovercraft Technology |
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List of Tables | 1 |
Changes incurred with the use of waterjet propulsion | 162 |
Journey time by hovercraft compared with the existing transport | 172 |
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1817 LIBRARIES acceleration aerodynamic air cushion air propellers aircraft amphibious angle axial blade cavitation centrifugal fan characteristics clearance cushion area cushion pressure dBA level dBLIN decibel diameter diesel disc Dowty Rotol drag coefficient duct dyn/cm² dynamic effect efficiency engine fan rev/min forces forward speed frequency Froude number ft/s fuel gal/h gas turbine geometry glass-reinforced plastics Hawker Siddeley Dynamics heave Hovermarine HM.2 hull hump hydrodynamic increase induced wave drag intake kgf/m² km/h knots laminate lbf/ft² lift loading material MICHIGAN motion nozzle operating overall passenger payload peripheral skirt peripheral-skirted pitch plenum chamber power plant problem propeller propulsion ratio reduced Reference roll Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce Gnome rotational SEDAM segments shown in Figure shows sidewall craft sidewall hovercraft sound level sound pressure level stability static surface surface effect ship tip speed values vehicle velocity vortex noise Yaw angle