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Old 02-14-2022, 05:13 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Soviet Akula- Class nuclear submarine

Rather than submerged in an ocean of air, like our cars, the Akula-Class, fastest for it's reactor type, is a study in hydrodynamic efficiency, submerged in something more than 800-times more dense than what our cars 'swim' through.

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Old 02-14-2022, 05:48 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Akula 'sail / conning tower'

Some of you may notice that the sail 'on top of' the Akula sub has a striking resemblance to some control cars 'underneath' the great airships of the 20th-Century.
And it's no fluke, just good design.
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They don't show the propeller except that model at 4:11. Possibly the skewback screw?

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Old 02-16-2022, 11:05 AM   #4 (permalink)
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propellers / propulsors

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They don't show the propeller except that model at 4:11. Possibly the skewback screw?

These are state secrets. They're kept under wraps during manufacture and launch.
Other than those on the authorized access list, only NAVY SEALs and SOVIET 'SEALS' have ever seen them. And what they've seen must be taken to the grave.
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These are state secrets.
So, don't look?

I thought you might be interested in the four-fin vortex generator on the seven-blade prop. It's right in the thumbnail.
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Old 02-16-2022, 12:16 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Vortices make sonar reflections. Bad juju in sub warfare. I suspect they are anti vortex.
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Old 02-16-2022, 12:19 PM   #7 (permalink)
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So, don't look?

I thought you might be interested in the four-fin vortex generator on the seven-blade prop. It's right in the thumbnail.
I'm kinda busy saving the world.
Hydo-accoustics doesn't play into that, best I can tell.
Although, my freedom to ponder saving the world comes at the expense of eyes-only military secrets and all-volunteer military service.
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Vortices make sonar reflections. Bad juju in sub warfare. I suspect they are anti vortex.
Anti-cavitation as well. Collapsing water vapor bubbles shed from a propulsor would have a horrific acoustic signature.
It escalated the Vietnam War, when the electronics officer aboard the U.S.S. Vincennes detected the sound of his own screws, and it was reported to Washington D.C. as a hostile torpedo attack from N. Vietnam.
All Lyndon Johnson needed.
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I suspect they are anti vortex
Well, I'm certainly not going to watch the video again to find out, now that I know Youtube is disseminating Russian State secrets.
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PBCF has been on the market since 1987.... To date, over 3,300 vessels have installed the device, which offers fuel savings (of 3-5%) by eliminating the hub vortex generated behind the rotating propeller and improving propeller efficiency.

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