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	*Presentation*		*White Papers*
	Multi-Agency Craft Conference 2005 (.pdf) Variable Marine Jet Propulsion For the Next Generation of Tactical Applications Hosted by NavSea Warfare Centers *US Patent* #7,241,193 B2 Variable Marine Jet Propulsion July 10, 2007 (.pdf)		IntelliJet Performance Advantages IntelliJet is naturally suited for further computer control features, starting with other operator interfaces, like joysticks, and extending to fly-by-wire control strategies commonly used in airplanes. Fast Ship Propulsion: The State of the Art / Propulsion Revolution Conventional marine jet propulsion systems waste power in four very well understood ways:
			The Relative Unimportance of Pump Efficiency Versatile and efficient propulsion for variably loaded rapid ocean transports, patrol/interdiction vessels, and littoral combat ships


	Reference Books and Articles		Recommended Reading for Boat Companies
	DeVault, Robert T. "The Basics of Jet Propulsion". Trailer Boats Magazine . September, 1994. pp. 33-35. Click here. Dicmas, John L. Vertical Turbine, Mixed Flow, and Propeller Pumps. New York: McGraw-Hill, l987. Nechleba, Miroslav. Hydraulic Turbines, Their Design and Equipment. Czechoslovakia: ARTIA Prague, l957. Stepanoff, A.J. Centrifugal and Axial Flow Pumps. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., l957		The Innovation Killer, How What We Know Limits What We can Imagine and What Smart Companies are Doing About It. Rabe, Cynthia Barton. New York: AMACOM, 2006. Escaping the Price-Driven Sale, How World-Class Sellers Create Extraordinary Profit Snyder, Tom and Kearns, Kevin. New York: McGraw Hill, 2008.

Fuel Efficient Fast Ship Propulsion