TURBINE-INTEGRATED HYDROFOIL
    21.
    发明申请
    TURBINE-INTEGRATED HYDROFOIL 有权
    涡轮机组合水力发电机

    公开(公告)号:US20070046028A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-01

    申请号:US11162177

    申请日:2005-08-31

    申请人: Andrew Gizara

    发明人: Andrew Gizara

    IPC分类号: F03B13/00 H02P9/04

    摘要: A turbine integrated within a hydrofoil extracts energy from a free-flowing motive fluid. In the preferred embodiment, the turbine is of the crossflow variety with runner blades coaxial to the width of the hydrofoil. The foremost edge of the hydrofoil comprises a slot covered by a continuously adjustable gate for controlling the overall drag imposed by the turbine. The hydrofoil mounts to a sailing vessel by means of a gimbal on a structure affixed to the hull, enabling the turbine to optimally respond to changes in direction of the free-flowing motive fluid and facilitating guidance and stability of the vessel. Both axes of the gimbal have a combination of auxiliary generator and motor with a locking mechanism. Engaging the motor and locking mechanism controls the guidance and stability of the overall vessel, and the pitch of the hydrofoil. Disengaging the locking mechanism and motor permits any change in direction of the motive fluid to affect the gimbal thereby extracting energy via the auxiliary generators. To further control drag and output power over a range of flow velocities, the preferred turbine comprises a DC generator with voltage feedback controlling field excitation, coupled to a voltage and current regulating circuit that performs electrolysis of water to produce hydrogen fuel. The hydrogen fuel tank also functions as the vessel's ballast having adjustable draft depending upon its fullness. Integrated remote control simultaneously optimizes vessel guidance, velocity, drag, stability, ballast depth, and electrolysis processes.

    摘要翻译: 集成在水翼内的涡轮从自由流动的动力流体中提取能量。 在优选实施例中,涡轮机具有与水翼的宽度同轴的转轮叶片的横流变化。 水翼的最前缘包括由连续可调节的门覆盖的狭槽,用于控制由涡轮施加的整体阻力。 水翼通过固定在船体上的结构上的万向架安装到帆船上,使得涡轮能够最佳地响应自由流动的运动流体的方向的变化并且促进船的引导和稳定性。 万向节的两个轴都具有辅助发电机和电动机的组合,具有锁定机构。 接合电动机和锁定机构控制整个船舶的引导和稳定性以及水翼的俯仰。 脱离锁定机构和电动机允许运动流体的方向上的任何改变影响万向架,从而通过辅助发电机提取能量。 为了进一步控制在一定范围的流速下的牵引和输出功率,优选的涡轮机包括具有电压反馈控制场激励的直流发电机,其耦合到执行电解水以产生氢燃料的电压和电流调节电路。 氢燃料箱也可以作为具有可调整通风条件的容器的镇流器,这取决于其充满度。 集成遥控器同时优化船舶引导,速度,阻力,稳定性,镇流器深度和电解过程。

    Active drag and thrust modulation system and method

    公开(公告)号:US06793177B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-09-21

    申请号:US10386992

    申请日:2003-03-12

    申请人: Peter M. Bonutti

    发明人: Peter M. Bonutti

    IPC分类号: B64C2100

    摘要: A vehicle traveling through an environmental media such as air experiences drag. The drag is actively modulated by energy beams which may either increase or decrease the drag. The energy beams may provide either a chemical, acoustic or electromagnetic energy at a transition region between turbulent and laminar flows or at the leading edge of a laminar flow or in the direction of a crosswind in order to facilitate the respective increase or decrease in drag. If the vehicle is a sailing ship, areas of the sails are selectively roughened or widened to enhance the thrust derived from the wind. Furthermore, the keel or hull of the sailing ship may be modified to improve the hydrodynamic characteristics of the sailing ship. If the vehicle is an automobile, the tires or road surface may be selectively heated to improve the traction of the automobile. Furthermore, the energy beams may be used to facilitate atomization of the air/fuel mixture prior to combustion in an internal combustion engine thereby improving the thrust of provided to the vehicle. Energy beams may be used to generate virtual extensions of a vehicle to enhance traveling efficiency.

    Wing and Application Thereof
    24.
    发明申请
    Wing and Application Thereof 有权
    翼及其应用

    公开(公告)号:US20150321745A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-12

    申请号:US14647500

    申请日:2013-11-25

    IPC分类号: B64C3/26

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a wing. More specifically, aspects of the invention relate to a variable shaped wing movable incrementally between a neutral configuration and a deformed configuration, wherein the wing takes a reflexed camber aerofoil section shape in the deformed configuration. The wing includes a first aerofoil segment and a second aerofoil segment having ends connected or fixed to one another at opposing neutral leading and trailing edges and spaced apart from one another along their lengths across a neutral mean camber line extending between the neutral leading and trailing edges to form a neutral aerofoil section of the wing. One or more actuators deform the wing between the neutral aerofoil section and a reflexed camber aerofoil section, with the first and second aerofoil segments being resilient to bias the wing towards an initial at rest aerofoil section.

    摘要翻译: 本公开涉及一种机翼。 更具体地,本发明的方面涉及一种在中性构型和变形构型之间递增地移动的可变形翼,其中翼在变形构型中具有反射的弯度机翼截面形状。 机翼包括第一翼型段和第二翼型段,其具有在相对的中性前缘和后缘处彼此连接或固定的端部,并且沿着它们的长度彼此间隔开,跨越在中性前缘和后缘之间延伸的中性平均弧线 以形成机翼的中性翼型部分。 一个或多个致动器使机翼在中性翼型部分和反射的弯曲翼型部分之间变形,第一和第二翼型部分是弹性的,以将翼偏向初始的静止翼型部分。

    FLUID DYNAMIC SECTION HAVING ESCAPELET OPENINGS FOR REDUCING INDUCED AND INTERFERENCE DRAG, AND ENERGIZING STAGNANT FLOW
    28.
    发明申请
    FLUID DYNAMIC SECTION HAVING ESCAPELET OPENINGS FOR REDUCING INDUCED AND INTERFERENCE DRAG, AND ENERGIZING STAGNANT FLOW 有权
    具有ESCAPELET开口的流体动力部分,用于减少感应和干扰力,并实现标准流量

    公开(公告)号:US20100303634A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-02

    申请号:US12474510

    申请日:2009-05-29

    申请人: Donald James Long

    发明人: Donald James Long

    IPC分类号: B64C11/20 F01P1/00

    摘要: A fluid dynamic section provides one or more fixed size escapelets through a foil body to reduce the induced and interference drag caused by trailing vortices and similar wake turbulence. The escapelets, which can be provided in both aerodynamic and hydrodynamic structures, such as wings, tail sections; rotary blades, guy wire frames, wing sails, and various underwater keels and wing keels. The escapelets transfer energy from an inlet located in the high-pressure surface of the foil or foil body to an outlet located in the lower-pressure surface, allowing energy that would normally form a vortex at the tip of the foil to be redirected and dissipated in a beneficial way. As a result, drag is reduced and fuel economy is increased, while at the same time increasing the authority of ailerons and similar flight control surfaces, allowing aircraft that were not previously spin recovery rated to become spin recoverable.

    摘要翻译: 流体动力部分通过箔体提供一个或多个固定尺寸的排气口,以减少由尾流涡流引起的诱发和干扰阻力以及类似的尾流湍流。 排气管可以在空气动力学和流体动力学结构中提供,例如翼,尾部; 旋转叶片,家具线框架,翼形帆和各种水下龙骨和翼龙骨。 排出口将能量从位于箔或箔本体的高压表面的入口转移到位于低压表面的出口,从而允许在箔的尖端处形成涡流的能量被重定向并消散 在一个有益的方式。 结果是减少了阻力,提高了燃油经济性,同时增加了副翼和类似的飞行控制面的权威性,使以前没有自旋恢复的飞机能够自动恢复。

    Ultrasonic communication and drag modification
    30.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic communication and drag modification 有权
    超声波通讯和拖曳修改

    公开(公告)号:US07755519B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-13

    申请号:US11687048

    申请日:2007-03-16

    申请人: Peter M. Bonutti

    发明人: Peter M. Bonutti

    IPC分类号: H04B14/00

    摘要: A vehicle traveling through an environmental media such as air experiences drag. The drag is actively modulated by energy beams which may either increase or decrease the drag. The energy beams may provide either a chemical, acoustic or electromagnetic energy at a transition region between turbulent and laminar flows or at the leading edge of a laminar flow or in the direction of a crosswind in order to facilitate the respective increase or decrease in drag. Where the energy beams are acoustic or ultrasonic, some or all of the beams may be used to generate an audible signal, in a directional manner, outside the vehicle.

    摘要翻译: 穿过诸如空气等环境媒体的车辆经历拖累。 该阻力由能量束主动调制,能量束可能增加或减少阻力。 能量束可以在湍流和层流之间的过渡区域处或在层流的前缘处或在侧风方向上提供化学,声学或电磁能,以便于相应地增加或减小阻力。 在能量束是声学或超声波的情况下,部分或全部光束可用于以定向方式在车辆外部产生可听信号。