Genesis in Marine Propulsion
AMJET Turbine Systems, LLC (ATS) has utilized composite marine water jet technology to create a new low head hydro turbine/generator. Low head hydropower (axial flow) is the inverse of a marine water jet. ATS has a sister company, American Hydro Jet Corporation (AHJ), that has designed and built water jets for large yachts, see figure 6 below. The flow direction and rotation are reversed but mechanical loads, stresses and hydrodynamics are the same and basic construction developed by AHJ is now used by ATS.
Fig 6: 22m luxury Yacht "Yellow Fly" driven by an AMJET Water Jet, powered by 3MW Gas Turbine
THE ATS Management Team
- Roger Ernst, MBA, Financial Manager and ATS Investor
- Paul W Roos, BSME, Managing Member, Developer of the revolutionary AHJ and ATS technology and expert in mechanical design and composites applications
- Edward Bennett, PhD, Developer of ATS Hydrodynamic Design
- Patrick McCleer, PhD, Developer of ATS Electromagnetic Design
- Gregory Smedley, PhD, Developer of ATS Power and Control Electronics Design
- Norman Bishop, PE, MBA, Hydroelectric Power and Renewable energy Expert in Small Hydro