financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51275495);the Open Research Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems of Zhejiang University(Grant No.GZKF-201104);the State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering of Shanghai Jiao Tong University(Grant No.1105);the Key Laboratory of Technology for Safeguarding of Maritime Rights and Interests and Application(Grant No.SMZS-KCF-P2013012);the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program,Grant No.2012AA091103);the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(Grant No.ZR2011EEQ010);OUC-SRDP(Grant No.201210423081)
In the water jet propulsion system with a positive displacement (PD) pump, the nozzle, which converts pressure energy into kinetic energy, is one of the key parts exerting great influence on the reactive thrust and ...
supported by National Hi-tech Research and Development Program of China(863 Program, Grant No. 2006AA04Z252);National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No. 51005006);Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(Grand No. 20101102110022);Innovation Foundation of Beihang University for PhD Graduates, China
Spanwise flexibility is a key factor influencing propulsion performance of pectoral foils. Performances of bionic fish with oscillating pectoral foils can be enhanced by properly selecting the spanwise flexibility. Th...