摘要:
A device, which is autonomous or which can be associated with another structure, for propulsion in a liquid environment, is described. The device has a bladder body made of a soft material, developing along and around a central longitudinal axis, defining an internal chamber between a dorsal wall and a ventral wall; in the bladder body, an inlet opening and an outlet opening of a liquid in and out of the chamber, arranged at a longitudinal end of the body; and drive means for driving a contraction of the bladder, arranged on the dorsal wall and having a mechanical connection with the ventral to cyclically attract the ventral wall to the dorsal wall, thereby causing a pulsed ejection of a propeller jet from the chamber through the outlet opening.
摘要:
An electrical linear motor for propelling a marine vessel comprises a thruster assembly disposed within a guide tube. Permanent magnets are attached to the thruster assembly and placed in close proximity to electrical coil windings, which are positioned outside of and parallel to the guide tube. Electrical current energizing the coil windings creates an electromagnetic field, which interacts with the magnetic field of the magnets to cause reciprocating linear motion of the thruster assembly with the guide tube. During the non-propelling back stroke, a check valve on the thruster assembly is in open position to allow free passage of water. The check valve is moved to a closed position during the working stroke of the thruster assembly, allowing the thruster assembly to propel the marine vessel.
摘要:
A float member has a top surface, a bottom surface, a front end and a rear end. A pair of elongated chambers extend in the float member between the top surface and the bottom surface. Each elongated chamber has respective openings at the top surface and bottom surface and rear end. Flap valves are provided for permitting water to enter through the bottom openings of the elongated chambers and foot pumps are provided for ejecting water through the rear ends of the chambers.
摘要:
The invention relates to a gas-driven pulsating water jet propulsive duct drive for watercraft with a propulsive duct which has at the front end an inlet aperture for water with a closure member closing and opening periodically by means of a drive device, is open at the rear end for ejection of water and comprises at the front end a power gas outlet behind the inlet aperture. With propulsive duct drives of this kind the forward inlet aperture of the water-filled propulsive duct is periodically closed, the power gas outlet opened, in order to feed power gas under pressure into the propulsive duct and to expel the fluid filling of the propulsive duct rearwards, the power gas outlet is closed and the forward inlet aperture opened again for a fresh fluid filling.
摘要:
A duct is formed through a vessel. An electro-magnet is positioned around the duct at a point such that the poles thereof form opposed portions of the duct. A vane is positioned within the duct to move from side-to-side thereof and has a permanent magnet attached thereto in a position between the two opposed poles of the electro-magnet. At the rearward end of the vane there is provided an extension pole having a contact at the upper end thereof. This pole extends through the upper wall of the duct into an air tight chamber. Mounted on opposite sides of the chamber are a plurality of change-over terminals which are connected to a switching arrangement which is in turn connected to the coils of the electro-magnet such that movement of the contact operates to reverse the polarity of the poles of the electro-magnet. Alternatively, the pole of the vane is an extension of a shaft mounting the vane. The permanent magnet is attached to the top of this extension. A plurality of electromagnets are arranged outwardly of the duct in a manner that movement of the permanent magnet will sequentially interrupt fields generated by the electro-magnets.
摘要:
A watercraft having a body with an opening for a user, a seat, at least one drive mechanism placed at least partially within the opening; an intake configured to allow a flow of water from a body of water surrounding the watercraft; a pump configured receive the flow of water and accelerate the flow of water, and a user controlled discharge configured to receive the flow of accelerated water from the pump and discharge the accelerated water to the water surrounding the watercraft such that the watercraft moves in a direction chosen by the user.
摘要:
A Side-Intake piston water jet propulsor for marine vehicles employs a concept of Side-Intake of water and generates thrust through piston's reciprocating motion in cylinder. The concept of Side-Intake makes intake openings on the side and near the discharging end of the cylinder wall to achieve that the piston separates the cylinder into a dry and a wet compartment during its movement. The dry compartment is kept at atmospheric or ambient pressure. As a result, the piston confronts air or ambient pressure instead of water during its recovering stroke for water intake. From hydrodynamics point of view, this characteristic of piston's recovering stroke through air achieves the same function as an oarsman recovering his oar through air. However, said propulsor achieves that under water or a vessel's water line.
摘要:
A method and apparatus is disclosed for producing propulsion underwater with minimal acoustical emission. In basic concept, the method comprises the expulsion and sucking of liquid into and out of a liquid port of a watercraft in a manner generating compression and expansion waves adjacent the liquid port. Such expansion and compression waves generate a positive net thrust on the watercraft in a direction opposite that of their expulsion. Also disclosed is a method and apparatus for reducing the drag caused by hull skin friction by actively increasing the momentum of the liquid stream boundary layer adjacent a watercraft via the expulsion of fluid (liquid or gas) from ports in the hull of such a watercraft.