#  Design Overview 

 



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Our underwater combustion system mimics the behavior of cephalopods (e.g., octopuses, squids and cuttlefish). They escape threatening situations by quickly inflating a mantle and expelling fluid, propelling them several body lengths forward. This rapid shape-shift allows them to overcome effects of flow-separation and cavitation formation. We aim to mimic this behavior by designing and building a similar silicone combustion bladders and chamber.

   ![Isometric View of Mantle](/sites/g/files/omnuum4601/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/srt_competition_2016/files/isometric_view_of_body.jpg?itok=y2QiIpE4) 

 

Isometric View of Mantle   ![Right View Mantle with Location of Bladder](/sites/g/files/omnuum4601/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/srt_competition_2016/files/right_view_body.jpg?itok=wHqdvauJ) 

 

Right View Mantle with Location of Bladder