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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
May. 19, 2009
Philip C. Whitener, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Philip C. Whitener, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Advanced Marine Concepts, LLC, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Abstract
Illustrative marine propulsion systems are disclosed. In a non-limiting, illustrative embodiment, a marine propulsion system includes a pump housing that is configured to be disposed below a waterline of a marine vessel and a centrifugal pump assembly that is disposed in the pump housing. The centrifugal pump assembly includes an inlet pump stage configured to receive inlet water and to discharge impulse water. The centrifugal pump assembly also includes an outlet pump stage that includes an impulse turbine wheel configured to rotate about an axis responsive to the impulse water and an outlet pump stage impeller integral with the impulse turbine wheel. The outlet pump stage impeller is configured to rotate about the axis.
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