Kort nozzle is annular shaped ring with airfoil cross section which surrounds propeller; in United States, its application remained confined largely to inland waterway and river use; Germans expanded use of Kort nozzle in large variety of military craft; improvement of nozzle accomplished in Germany by considerably increasing astern thrust and eliminating yawing tendency; 2000 ships equipped today with Kort nozzle; trials on models of ocean going tankers. (See also Mar Eng and Shipg Rev v 57 n 6 June 1952 p 79-81)
New Kort nozzle improves large ships
Naut Gaz
Nautical Gazette ; 146 , n 9
1952
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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New Kort nozzle improves large ships
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