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A pump-jet, hydrojet, or water jet is a marine system that produces a jet of water for propulsion. The mechanical arrangement may be a ducted propeller ( axial-flow pump ), a centrifugal pump , or a mixed flow pump which is a combination of both centrifugal and axial designs.
The Voith Schneider propeller was originally a design for a hydro-electric turbine. [2] Its Austrian inventor, Ernst Schneider, had a chance meeting on a train with a manager at Voith's subsidiary St. Pölten works; this led to the turbine being investigated by Voith's engineers, who discovered that although it was no more efficient than other water turbines, Schneider's design worked well as ...
Marine propulsion is the mechanism or system used to generate thrust to move a watercraft through water. While paddles and sails are still used on some smaller boats , most modern ships are propelled by mechanical systems consisting of an electric motor or internal combustion engine driving a propeller , or less frequently, in pump-jets , an ...
Pump-jet – Marine propulsion system; Folding propeller – Propeller with blades that fold open; Helix – Space curve that winds around a line; Impeller – Rotor used to increase (or decrease in case of turbines) the pressure and flow of a fluid or gas; Kitchen rudder – Type of directional propulsion system for vessels
A jetboat is a boat propelled by a jet of water ejected from the back of the craft. Unlike a powerboat or motorboat that uses an external propeller in the water below or behind the boat, a jetboat draws the water from under the boat through an intake and into a pump-jet inside the boat, before expelling it through a nozzle at the stern.
Pump-jet – Marine propulsion system; Personal watercraft – Recreational watercraft that uses an inboard engine powering a pump-jet with an impeller; Wetbike – Brand of personal watercraft; Kitchen rudder – Type of directional propulsion system for vessels; Water rocket – Type of model rocket using water as its reaction mass
The Kort nozzle is a shrouded propeller assembly for marine propulsion. The cross-section of the shroud has the form of a foil, and the shroud can offer hydrodynamic advantages over bare propellers, under certain conditions. Advantages are increased efficiency at lower speeds (<10 knots), better course stability and less vulnerability to debris.
Jet Ferry Two: P&O Jet Ferries: Apr 1980: 1982 Horta: Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong: Active No. 17: Montevideo Jet: Alimar S.A. Argentina: Oct 1980: 1981 Aries: Boeing Marine Systems: 1985 Spirit Of Friendship: Island Jetfoil Co. Canada: 1987 Jet 7: Jet Line Kansai Kisen: 2000 Seven Island Ai: Tōkai Kisen Co. Active No. 18: Princesa ...