摘要:
A wing-type sail system is provided. The system includes a mast assembly pivotally mounted on a swiveling base attachable to a craft and a substantially rigid multi-element asymmetric wing pivotally attached to a top of the mast assembly. The system further includes a control mechanism for modifying roll and yaw of the substantially rigid wing with respect to the craft.
摘要:
A submersible vessel having wing and keel assemblies that are extendable for wind-powered surface operation and retractable to reduce drag for submerged operation or to place the vessel in a more compact configuration. A deployment mechanism including an actuator and linkage pivots the wing and keel assemblies-simultaneously between the deployed and retracted configuration. The vessel may have first and second pressure hulls flanking the wing and keel assemblies. A drive mechanism including a motor and a gear train employing pulley-and-cable assemblies rotates either the wing and flap together such that the flap angle relative to the wing is constant, or to change the flap angle relative to the wing with the wing angle of incidence held constant. The invention also provides a retractable wind-powered propulsion apparatus that is mountable to the hull assembly of a submersible or non-submersible vessel.
摘要:
A ship's hull is provided where a substantial portion of the ship's hull, above its waterline, is designed essentially as a section of an aerofoil of the NACA foil type which is symmetrical to the centre line (S) of the ship's hull and where the leading edge (3) of the aerofoil section (2) is facing in the direction of the front of the ship (1), in order, with relative wind, to generate an aerodynamic lift that produces propulsion for the ship (1) within an angular sector of the ship's (1) course or direction of propulsion, the aerodynamic lift being balanced out by a hydrodynamic lift generated below the waterline. Also provided is a ship (1) including the aforementioned ship's hull.
摘要:
L'invention concerne un dispositif générateur de portance qui comprend un corps (1) creux présentant deux parois (11, 12) intrados et extrados opposées, lesdites parois extrados et intrados étant conformées de sorte que le corps présente en section transversale une ligne de cambrure dont la flèche est au moins égale à 20% de la corde. Ladite paroi extrados (12) présente des ouvertures (121) communiquant à l'intérieur dudit corps. Le dispositif comprend aussi un système (3) de limitation de décollement de couche limite coopérant avec lesdites ouvertures. L'invention concerne également une installation de propulsion comprenant un tel propulseur.
摘要:
A rigging for a wing propelled craft comprises a mast having a starboard side and a port side, wherein the mast is controllably rotatable in either direction about a longitudinal axis; a flexible sail comprising a starboard flexible sail portion and a substantially identical port flexible sail portion, each flexible sail portion having a luff and a leach, wherein the luff of each sail portion is connected to a respective side of the mast; and a plurality of elongated battens, each of which extends substantially between the luff and the leach of one of the respective sail portions, each of which is in contact with the respective flexible sail portion. Rotation of the mast causes the battens connected to one of the sail portions to be compressed along their length so as to bend one of the sail portions to increase the camber thereof and causes the battens connected of the other sail portions to be tensioned along their length so as to partly straighten the other sail portion which changes the shape of an aerofoil formed by the sail.
摘要:
The invention relates to an airfoil (1) with a pneumatic supporting structure having a pneumatic carrier (20, 27) running transversely through the airfoil, wherein the carrier has a rod-like flexible shell (21, 28) inflatable to an operating pressure, a compression element (22, 19) associated with said shell and a tension element (23, 30, 31) associated with said shell, said elements running along the length of the shell (21, 28) and being held apart from one another in operation by same, wherein the compression element (22, 19) and the tension element (23, 30, 31) are operatively connected to one another at their ends in respective nodes (29, 35) and wherein the surfaces of the airfoil (1) are formed by a flexible upper membrane (3) and a flexible lower membrane (4), and the airfoil (1) is subdivided over the transverse dimension thereof into a plurality of pressure cells (35) arranged next to one another without load points.
摘要:
The invention discloses a sailing vessel having a buoyant body on which a rotatable keel is held, it being possible to adjust said keel by employing a rudder.
摘要:
A flexible wing-sail (4) for wind-propelled vehicles includes a mast (3) to be rotatably mounted in a vertical position on the vehicle, a plurality of flexible sail panels (26, 27, 28) carried by the mast, and a spreader assembly (20) secured to battens (21) in the sail panels for securing them to the mast and for imparting to them an airfoil shape having a leading edge fore of the mast, and a trailing edge aft of the mast. The spreader assembly includes a fixed spreader unit secured to the sail panels at the bottom of the wing-sail and fixing it to the bottom of the mast, and a plurality of slidable spreader units secured to the sail panels at longitudinally spaced locations and slidable along the mast to permit hoisting and reefing the wing-sail.
摘要:
An unmanned, autonomous, waterborne vehicle (500) for marine use capable of operating on and below the surface of water, said vehicle (500) including an enclosed hull (501) having a payload bay (506), a hybrid propulsion system having energy collection means (504) in the form of a wing sail (503) covered with photovoltaic cells and energy storage means (511) for utilising at least solar energy and wind energy, a plurality of sensors (508, 514) for detecting predetermined environmental parameters and a communications system (509, 515) for transmitting data from said sensors (508, 515) to and for receiving command signals from one or more remote stations and/or cooperating vehicles.