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| Originally Posted by Dan Evans Okay, so no drinking fuel cell exhaust...
I am very interested in the idea of electric motors, especially superconducting motors, turning waterjets. Are there any thoughts on this? |
There certainly is..much more than just thought going on within the USN and ONR on exactly that configuration. A great deal has been spent on developing what has been called the 'AWJ' advanced waterjet, a 35MW motor to drive it, and similar high power density, high-efficiency power generators. It's going to be a while before it all reaches the point where it is mature and then scaled down for application in smaller vessels..such as megayachts... but not that far off.
Interestingly, at the very 'low' end of the power spectrum, there are simliar solutions (similar in terms of motor/generator technology and control..not in size) on the market for electric drive. It will be interesting to see how fast the two solution sets, at opposite ends of the future continuum of solutions from small to large, 'converge' toward each other to meet at sizes that cover the typical megayacht's requirements.