Abstract

Honda’s first Water Jet Pump for a Personal Watercraft with a 4-stroke engine has been developed. In the development, correlation of the calculation results with the actual test results was verified, and design tools such as an examination method of intake shape optimization, a characteristic calculation method for various aerofoil shapes, and a prediction method of Water Jet Pump performance were established. Using these tools, two Water Jet Pumps that matched each of the 4-stroke engines with different output power have been developed.

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Author (organization or company)

• Masahiko TSUCHIYA（Asaka R&D Center）
• Tomohiro FUSE（Asaka R&D Center）
• Takashi WATANABE（Asaka R&D Center）

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Article of Honda R&D Technical Review Vol.14 No.1 (117 - 124)

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