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Aquatic Escape: Fast Escape with a Jet Thruster
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Aquatic Escape: Fast Escape with a Jet Thruster

Raphael Zufferey, Robert Siddall, Sophie F. Armanini, Mirko Kovac and Robert James Douglas Siddall
Between Sea and Sky: Aerial Aquatic Locomotion in Miniature Robots, pp.57-76
Biosystems & Biorobotics, Springer International Publishing
03/01/2022

Abstract

In a previous chapter an idealised water jet thruster was analysed, and it was argued that the most effective system would use large pressures to drive a small volume of water. In this chapter a more detailed physical model of water jet propulsion will be introduced, and the key design features of a jet thruster prototype detailed. Consistent static thrust from the fabricated device is then demonstrated.

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