Lift Foils – Advanced eFoil Propeller and Shroud Design
Lift Foils of Puerto Rico is considered the inventor of the “eFoil” propeller-driven hydrofoil board – an electric-powered futuristic personal watercraft (The Wall Street Journal, “Surfers Want to Transform Your Commute with Hydrofoils”). The board... Read morePatrol Boat Waterjet Analysis
HydroComp was asked to review a 90 ft (27 m) patrol boat design for an engine manufacturer. Initial predictions by the boat designer indicated that the boat would not make the target speed, and they were asking the engine builder to suggest a higher powered engine... Read moreMST – JetBoots
JetBoots are a personal propulsion system for divers from Mazin Submersible Technology, Inc. of Pasadena, California. MST contracted with HydroComp for the development of a new propulsor for their JetBoots version 4 to increase thrust and reduce motor demand.
Read moreeCycle, Inc. – Electric Outboard
When eCycle needed a propeller to complement their power delivery technology, they contacted HydroComp for the design of a high-efficiency counter-rotating propeller (CRP). Our consulting program for this project relied on our NavCad and PropCad commercial software tools, but also included proprietary CRP propeller sizing & analysis methods.
Read moreBay Marine – Comprehensive Powering Analyses
Bay Marine of Barrington, Rhode Island has been a HydroComp client for many years. We have provided a variety of powering analysis services to Bay Marine for their work boats, fishing boats, passenger ferries, and research vessels – including a new vessel for the University of Delaware and a 130′ double-ended ferry
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