Tunnel drives

Discussion in 'Propulsion' started by BertKu, Jun 11, 2009.

  1. BertKu
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    Hi CDK, I was reading one of your older reply from 2002 and have difficulty in clearly understanding what a tunnel drive is. Is this a sort of pipe system with a high speed sucking and centrifugial pushing a boat forward?
    Thanks for some clarification.
    BertKu
     
    BertKu, Jun 11, 2009
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