I am trying to optimize the water flow in a waterjet inlet, considering the specific contour of the ship where the inlet is located. Anybody knows of a company specialized in such a kind of job. Thanks, your help will be appreciated.

Hi,

Hamilton water jets

http://www.hamjet.co.nz

Vosper Thornycroft

These papers are worth a read:

Turnock, S.R., Hughes, A.W., Moss, R. and Molland, A.F. 1997, Investigation of Hull-Waterjet Flow Interaction, Fast 9297, Sydney, 21st to 23rd July.

Turnock, S.R. and Hughes A.W. 1997, Evaluation of a CFD Code for Investigating Hull-Waterjet Flow Interaction, International Symposium Power, Performance and Operability of Small Craft, Southampton, 12pp,15th-16th September.

Regards James