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Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035 Becoming a 21st-Century Force: Volume 2: Technology (1997)
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. "8 Electric Power and Propulsion." Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035 Becoming a 21st-Century Force: Volume 2: Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1997.

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  • Means for high-efficiency direct conversion of fuel to electric power;
  • Higher-speed, more efficient engines that increase power density while reducing fuel consumption; and
  • Higher-efficiency devices at the user end of the power system where the impact of efficiency is greatest (e.g., counterrotating propulsors).
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