Pulsatile vortex generators for low-speed maneuvering of small underwater vehicles

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 2209-2223

  Mohseni, Kamran ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Maneuvering; Pinch off process; Pulsatile jets; Unmanned underwater vehicle; Vortex ring

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; JETS; MANEUVERABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PULSATILE FLOW; SHIP PROPULSION; UNMANNED VEHICLES; VORTEX FLOW;

PULSATILE JETS; UNMMANED UNDERWATER VEHICLE; VORTEX RING;

AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES;

ACTUATORS; AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES; JETS; MANEUVERABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PULSATILE FLOW; SHIP PROPULSION; UNMANNED VEHICLES; VORTEX FLOW;

DESIGN; FLOW FIELD; JET FLOW; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; ROTATING FLOW; TECHNOLOGY; VORTEX;

EID: 33748077093     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2005.10.022     Document Type: Article

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