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IntelliJET™
The development of IntelliJet Marine, Inc.
began when Jeff was considering the purchase of a manufacturer of
aluminum jet river boats. As a result of his experience in the design
and manufacture of small commercial hydroelectric systems, he observed
several causes of hydraulic inefficiency in the marine jet propulsion
systems. Any such inefficiency is rigorously attacked in the
hydroelectric business, because it translates into power not generated
and revenue lost. In jet boats it translated into the need for a
flatter hull, a rougher ride, a bigger motor, and a bigger fuel tank.
The application of hydroelectric-turbine-design
principles to jet boats resulted in three broad patents covering the
inlet, pump and nozzle control conditions that must be maintained for
efficient marine jet propulsion. Mr. Jordan’s fourth patent in the
field of marine jet propulsion goes to the use of a controlled variable
pitch propeller pump in combination with a controlled inlet and nozzle
to maintain efficient propulsion over a wide range of boat speeds.
In collaboration with Art Anderson Associates
(AAA), IntelliJet’s marine architect and engineering partner, Jeff’s has
recently completed a technical paper for peer review and publication in
the Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers. Jeff will be
supporting Ron Selvidge of AAA in the presentation of this paper at
the Advanced Naval Propulsion Symposium 2008 in Arlington VA this December.
The paper concludes that IntelliJet technology
will be much more fuel efficient than propellers or conventional marine
jets in a wide range of boat and fast-ship designs.
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Background in Alternative
Energy
During the oil shocks of the 70’s, Jeff was
managing operations for Carnation Company that produced 300-400 tons of
Friskies pet foods daily, which made him very familiar with large
industrial electric power systems, pumps, and controls. He was
convinced of the need for energy independence in the US. In 1977 he
received his MBA from UC Berkeley and bought into a small company that
manufactured and sold small hydroelectric systems and other alternative
energy systems. He wrote a successful private placement and a business
plan that received Venture Capital funding. Unfortunately, the national
will faltered, and the nation fell away from alternative energy
solutions, causing the hydroelectric systems and other alternative
systems to be once again uneconomic.
In 1988, Mr. Jordan became VP Operations of
Unisyn Biowaste Technology, located in Honolulu, Hawaii, which became a
pioneer in converting food processing wastes, grease trap wastes and
manure to energy and fertilizer byproducts. He designed and outsourced
the manufacture of large propeller pumps that were successfully used in
this process. The Unisyn operation was a technical and economic
success, but was eventually shut down for political reasons, as Honolulu
chose to spend 5x as much to incinerate its wet wastes, and still does.
Processes similar to Unisyn are now in wide use in Europe, but not in
the US.
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Mr. Jordan has served as President of the
Northwest Venture Group based in Seattle, Washington. His background
includes a BA from the University of Colorado, service as an officer in
the US Navy and an MBA from the University of California. In the Navy,
Mr. Jordan was the Communications Officer on a refrigerated stores ship,
which supplied forces along the coast of Viet Nam.
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