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  2. Underwater thruster - Wikipedia

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    The propeller guard design can affect the flow to the propeller and consequently the performance. Some manufacturers leave the design of the propeller guard to the user, but a more efficient solution is to integrate the function with the nozzle support struts. [citation needed] Shell: Thruster shells usually must be resistant to seawater ...

  3. Diver propulsion vehicle - Wikipedia

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    hobbyist-built DPV with T500 thrusters . A DPV usually consists of a pressure-resistant watertight casing containing an underwater thruster, or a battery-powered electric motor, which drives a propeller The design must ensure that the propeller cannot harm the diver, diving equipment or marine life, the vehicle cannot be accidentally started or run away from the diver, and it remains ...

  4. Marine propulsion - Wikipedia

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    As underwater propulsion driven exclusively by heavy batteries was both slow and of limited range and timespan, rechargeable battery banks were developed. Submarines were primarily powered by combined diesel-electric systems on the surface, which were much faster and allowed for dramatically expanded range, charging their battery systems as ...

  5. Voith Schneider Propeller - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Marine thruster - Wikipedia

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    Rim-Driven Thruster on a Swing-Out Azimuthing unit. Propulsion thrusters are those thrusters which provide longitudinal motion for vessels as an alternative to traditional propellers. There are a variety of types of propulsion thrusters but the most common form is the azimuth thruster, that can rotate 360 degrees on a vertical axis to ...

  7. ROV Odysseus 6K - Wikipedia

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    ROV Odysseus 6K is a remotely operated underwater vehicle designed and operated by Pelagic Research Services of South Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The ROV is named for Odysseus , protagonist of the Odyssey , and its maximum rated depth, 6,000 m (20,000 ft), measured as metre sea water .

  8. Magnetohydrodynamic drive - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, the MHD design eliminates many of the wear and friction pieces of the drivetrain with a directly driven propeller by an engine. Problems with current technologies include expense and slow speed compared to a propeller driven by an engine. [8] [9] The extra expense is from the large generator that must be driven by an engine. Such ...

  9. Jet propulsion - Wikipedia

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    Jet propulsion is produced by some reaction engines or animals when thrust is generated by a fast moving jet of fluid in accordance with Newton's laws of motion.It is most effective when the Reynolds number is high—that is, the object being propelled is relatively large and passing through a low-viscosity medium.