Limited discharge bidirectional thruster and method of operation
US4735045A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 1986 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63H11/102
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thruster for use underwater having a rotor which may be optionally rotated either clockwise or counterclockwise. The rotor includes blading, perferably radially symmetrical about the rotor radius line, and a limited discharge area such that fluid is discharged from said limited discharge in a direction substantially perpendicular to a rotor radius line passing through the approximate center of the limited discharge area.
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