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The Compressible Hovercraft Jet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

A. A. West
A. A. West*
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College of Swansea *
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Summary

A theory is presented for the airflow and power requirements of a compressible hovercraft jet operating under equilibrium conditions. It is shown that, even for a partially sonic jet, these requirements may not differ markedly from those of an incompressible peripheral jet.

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Research Article
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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , November 1968 , pp. 317 - 326
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1968

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