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Set I Answer the following 10 marks

(a) Write two aims for development of unconventional propulsion devices. (b) State two advantages of controllable pitch propellers (c) State two differences between Kirsten Boeing and Voith Schneider propellers. (d) Why contra rotating propellers are an ideal choice for torpedo propulsion? (e) Complete the following statements (i) Efficiency of the ducted propeller with accelerating duct is _______ than that of an equivalent open propeller. (ii) Efficiency of a Voith Schneider propeller is _______ than that of an equivalent open propeller. Set II Answer the following 10 marks

(a) Write two advantages of waterjet propulsion. (b) Why do the blades of propeller used in a ducted propeller have wider tips (modifoed Kaplan type) compared to those of open propellers. (c) Write two differences between contra rotating and tandem propellers.. (d) Why is the efficiency of a CPP slightly lower than that of an equivalent FPP. (e) Complete the following statement. Voith Shneider is analogous to a _________ and a Kirsten Boeing Propeller is analogous to a _______

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