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Old 02-10-2007, 07:45 AM   #9 (permalink)
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False "pdf" (and I don't like you signature, very immature).
So grow a sense of humour then and stop taking yourself so seriously. FFS!

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Pump-jet needs a lot of energy, that makes it irrelevant for diesel-electrics.
Unclear - plenty of references saying so, but in theory efficiency should be higher as there is reduced swirl in the water leaving the prop.
And there are some conventional designs using it - for example the BMT Marine SSGT design - linky: New High Mobility Submarine
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