ZenOps
11-17-2015, 07:15 AM
Old article, but it seems much closer to reality.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2734072/Shaghai-San-Francisco-100-minutes-China-reveals-plans-supersonic-submarine-using-underwater-bubble-help-swim-faster.html
Seems that gases do not need to be ejected from the front of the vessel. If the submarine can generate enough power, it can superheat the tip and basically vaporize the water in front of it.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2734072/Shaghai-San-Francisco-100-minutes-China-reveals-plans-supersonic-submarine-using-underwater-bubble-help-swim-faster.html
Seems that gases do not need to be ejected from the front of the vessel. If the submarine can generate enough power, it can superheat the tip and basically vaporize the water in front of it.