2.611 | Fall 2006 | Graduate

Marine Power and Propulsion

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The Swedish Navy’s Gotland class submarines use two Stirling cycle engines as an adjunct to their main diesel-electric engineering plants to provide underwater endurance up to several weeks. This was the first AIP system to enter regular submarine service. (Image courtesy of the U.S. Navy.)

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A submarine emerges from the ocean amidst white foam.
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The Swedish Navy’s Gotland class submarines use two Stirling cycle engines as an adjunct to their main diesel-electric engineering plants to provide underwater endurance up to several weeks. This was the first air independent propulsion system to enter regular submarine service. (Image courtesy of the U.S. Navy.)
A submarine emerges from the ocean amidst white foam.

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Fall 2006
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