Buoyancy engine
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buoyancy-engine-248-6499872
title:
Buoyancy engine
text:
A buoyancy engine is a device that alters the buoyancy of a vehicle or object in order to either move it vertically, as in the case of underwater profiling floats and stealth buoys, or provide forward motion such as with underwater gliders and some autonomous aircraft. For underwater applications, buoyancy engines typically involve a hydraulic pump that either inflates and deflates an external bladder filled with hydraulic fluid, or extends and retracts a rigid plunger. The change in the vehicle
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Device that alters a body's buoyancy to provide propulsion
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buoyancy_engine
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date modified:
2023-09-27T08:46:52Z
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