A propulsor is a mechanical device that gives propulsion. The word is commonly used in the marine vernacular, and implies a mechanical assembly that is...
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possibly an Integrated Motor Propulsor arrangement, powering the pump-jet propulsor, although SSD concepts without pump-jet propulsors also exist. In 2015, an...
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Spear-thrower (redirect from Javelin propulsor)
A spear-thrower, spear-throwing lever, or atlatl (pronounced /ˈætlætəl/ or /ˈɑːtlɑːtəl/; Nahuatl ahtlatl [ˈaʔt͡ɬat͡ɬ]) is a tool that uses leverage to...
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Virginia-class submarine (section Propulsor)
class uses pump-jet propulsors by BAE Systems, originally developed for the Royal Navy's Swiftsure-class submarines. The propulsor significantly reduces...
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first class of Royal Navy submarines to be built with shrouded pump-jet propulsors. The Dreadnought, Valiant and Churchill classes all had a "whale-shaped...
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A propulsion system consists of a source of mechanical power, and a propulsor (means of converting this power into propulsive force). Plucking a guitar...
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governing the design of efficient propellers. A propeller is the most common propulsor on ships, and on small aircraft. In the second half of the nineteenth...
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-10 Propeller Assembly -20 Controlling -30 Braking -40 Indicating -50 Propulsor Duct 62 ROTOR(S) -00 General -10 Rotor blades -20 Rotor head(s) -30 Rotor...
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dynamic pressure High power density (with respect to volume) of both the propulsor and the prime mover (because a smaller, higher-speed unit can be used)...
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turbofan engines, but it could test a series/parallel hybrid electric propulsor based on Rolls-Royce LibertyWorks' EVE concept of a geared turbofan. A...
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The rim-driven thruster, also known as rim-driven propulsor/propeller (or RDP) is a novel type of electric propulsion unit for ships. The concept was...
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submarines—such as the British Vanguard class—began to be fitted with pump-jet propulsors instead of propellers. Though these are heavier, more expensive, and less...
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Navy Cruise missile submarine Attack submarine All boats have a pump jet propulsor with the exception of Trafalgar, which was fitted with a 7-bladed conventional...
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Flugzeugbau (RFB) SG 85 had three blades, while the Dowty Rotol Ducted Propulsor had seven. The blades may be of fixed or variable pitch. The duct or shroud...
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work done on Blue Marlin boosted her capacity and added two retractable propulsors to improve maneuverability. The ship re-entered service in January 2004...
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monopropellant which combusts to drive the engine. The thrust is generated by a propulsor assembly. The torpedo's seeker has an active electronically steered "pinger"...
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PWR2 (Core H) (a pressurised water reactor) and fitted with a pump-jet propulsor. The PWR2 reactor was developed for the Vanguard-class ballistic missile...
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combination of the two, which provides the transom required for azimuthal pod propulsors and has better seaholding characteristics in a following swell. In common...
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noise-generating moving parts like the drive shaft and the spinning blades of the propulsor. The size of the SSN(X) has not yet been publicly disclosed as of early...
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Activator appliance (section Propulsor (1980))
Activator Appliance is an Orthodontics appliance that was developed by Viggo Andresen in 1908. This was one of the first functional appliances that was...
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Non-steerable propeller drive leg, a Z-drive with fixed azimuth, for sailboats Propulsor – Mechanical device to propel a vessel Voith Schneider propeller – Perpendicular...
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construction, with the NATO reporting name Shang III. The boat has a pump-jet propulsor that slightly increases overall length. The United States classifies it...
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water jet driven craft, changing the cyclic pitch of a Voith-Schneider propulsor, or rotating an azimuth thruster 180 degrees has the same effect. As the...
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actuate hydraulic manipulators and three propulsors. The aft hydraulic propulsor is rated at 9 kW and 2 side propulsors are rated at 2.5 kW each. Maximum underwater...
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Retrieved October 15, 2019. Reim, Garrett (May 17, 2019). "Boeing suggests propulsor, winged AH-64 Apache variant for US Army". FlightGlobal. Archived from...
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together or tilt each one differently, and because of the variable pitch propulsor and active elevons[clarification needed]. At low speed the S-97 yaws by...
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used to power a fuel cell to generate electricity to power an electric propulsor. It cannot be stored in a traditional wet wing, and hydrogen tanks have...
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December 2016. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rolls-Royce Kamewa. "Propulsors & Propulsion Systems". www.kongsberg.com. Retrieved 18 March 2024. v t...
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active/passive homing) UGST (A 'universal' thermal torpedo, with pumpjet propulsor, active/passive homing) USET-80 (Current Russian submarine and surface...
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reactor drives two GEC steam turbines linked to a single shaft pump jet propulsor, giving the submarines a maximum submerged speed of over 25 knots (46 km/h;...
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