摘要:
THE INVENTION RELATES TO A METHOD AND MEANS FOR THE PREVENTION OF FOULING OF SHIPS HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL SIDE SURFACES. SEA WATER IS SUBJECTED TO ELECTROLYSIS AND THE DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS ARE CONVEYED TO AND DISCHARGED ALONG THE SIDE OF THE SHIP. COMPRESSED AIR IS SIMULTANEOUSLY CONDUCTED TO THE SIDE OF THE SHIP AND DISCHARGED BEYOND THE DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS IN AN AMOUNT TO FORM A DENSE AIR BLANKET WHICH HOLDS THE DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS ADJACENT THE SIDE OF THE SHIP.