CA2854693A1 - A complex of facilities and a method of iceberg transportation by lifting the iceberg over the ocean level - Google Patents
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Abstract
A complex of facilities and a method of iceberg insulation from the bottom, placing the iceberg on an inflated object (boat) for further transportation of the said iceberg from the northern parts of Atlantic Ocean to arid areas and future water harvesting from the said iceberg. The method and facilities include an inflatable boat, waterproof material (cloth) of considerable length to embrace the size of the iceberg connected to the inflatable boat, inflatable tubes connected to the said waterproof material (cloth), ropes to carry the construction under the water until it is inflated and a system of tubes for air and water pumping and connected to inflatable boat and inflatable tubes.
Description
PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION
A COMPLEX OF FACILITIES AND A METHOD OF ICEBERG TRANSPORTATION
BY LIFTING THE ICEBERG OVER THE OCEAN LEVEL
BACKGROUND
Field of the Invention:
A complex of facilities and a method of iceberg transportation from the shores of Newfoundland, Canada and Greenland and other parts of Atlantic Ocean to arid areas for further water harvesting from the said iceberg.
SUMMARY
= The method and "construction" (as defined below) proposed in this document represent a feasible way to capture an iceberg, inflate an inflatable object (boat) underneath the iceberg for lifting the iceberg up above the water level of the ocean while also insulating the iceberg from the bottom for future transportation of the said inflated boat with the iceberg on it by connecting the boat with rope to a ship (tugboat).
= The benefit of this method is that the iceberg on an inflated boat is easier and faster to transport to needed location. It also overcomes problems facing other ways of iceberg transportation: 1) fast loss of weight of the iceberg during transportation due to friction with ocean water causing the iceberg to melt. In the proposed method iceberg melting will be slower and the water from melting will remain inside the inflatable boat. 2) slow speed of transportation when simply towing the iceberg due to 9/10th of the iceberg being underwater thus making it hard to move and maneuver. In the proposed method the iceberg will be placed on an inflatable object (boat) that will resemble a ship (tanker) in its form.
= The inflated boat will be shaped as a ship to provide for ease of maneuver and less friction with water when moving the inflated boat in the ocean with a tug boat.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Picture 1: description of each component of the "construction"
Picture 2: description of the process of placing the "construction" in relationship to the iceberg Picture 3: description of the process of operating with the "construction" to put the iceberg on the inflatable boat Picture 4: description of the further steps of placing the iceberg on the inflatable boat Picture 5: depicturing of the final look of the inflatable boat with iceberg on it and towing the inflatable boat with a tug boat Picture 6: depicturing of the waterproof material (cloth) connected to inflatable boat and inflatable tubes (parts disconnected) DETAILED DESCRIPTION
10. "Construction" consists of the following parts (as shown on Picture 1) and is connected to ships:
1 ¨ 4 or more ships each supporting a rope going underwater
A COMPLEX OF FACILITIES AND A METHOD OF ICEBERG TRANSPORTATION
BY LIFTING THE ICEBERG OVER THE OCEAN LEVEL
BACKGROUND
Field of the Invention:
A complex of facilities and a method of iceberg transportation from the shores of Newfoundland, Canada and Greenland and other parts of Atlantic Ocean to arid areas for further water harvesting from the said iceberg.
SUMMARY
= The method and "construction" (as defined below) proposed in this document represent a feasible way to capture an iceberg, inflate an inflatable object (boat) underneath the iceberg for lifting the iceberg up above the water level of the ocean while also insulating the iceberg from the bottom for future transportation of the said inflated boat with the iceberg on it by connecting the boat with rope to a ship (tugboat).
= The benefit of this method is that the iceberg on an inflated boat is easier and faster to transport to needed location. It also overcomes problems facing other ways of iceberg transportation: 1) fast loss of weight of the iceberg during transportation due to friction with ocean water causing the iceberg to melt. In the proposed method iceberg melting will be slower and the water from melting will remain inside the inflatable boat. 2) slow speed of transportation when simply towing the iceberg due to 9/10th of the iceberg being underwater thus making it hard to move and maneuver. In the proposed method the iceberg will be placed on an inflatable object (boat) that will resemble a ship (tanker) in its form.
= The inflated boat will be shaped as a ship to provide for ease of maneuver and less friction with water when moving the inflated boat in the ocean with a tug boat.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Picture 1: description of each component of the "construction"
Picture 2: description of the process of placing the "construction" in relationship to the iceberg Picture 3: description of the process of operating with the "construction" to put the iceberg on the inflatable boat Picture 4: description of the further steps of placing the iceberg on the inflatable boat Picture 5: depicturing of the final look of the inflatable boat with iceberg on it and towing the inflatable boat with a tug boat Picture 6: depicturing of the waterproof material (cloth) connected to inflatable boat and inflatable tubes (parts disconnected) DETAILED DESCRIPTION
10. "Construction" consists of the following parts (as shown on Picture 1) and is connected to ships:
1 ¨ 4 or more ships each supporting a rope going underwater
2 ¨ 4 or more ropes (with enough length to submerge the construction into the ocean to depth below iceberg's bottom)
3 ¨ inflatable tubes (4 pieces). Inflatable tubes will be minimum 1 meter in diameter and 80 to 150 meters long). Each inflatable tube can be broken into several parts connected together to form a tube. Each inflatable tube is connected to an air pump located on a ship with a small diameter tube for inflating of the inflatable tubes.
4 ¨ waterproof material attached to the center of the construction (inflatable boat) and to the inflatable tubes. Waterproof material will be long enough on each side of the inflatable boat to reach the ocean water level while keeping the inflatable boat under the iceberg.
¨ inflatable boat 6 ¨ tubes for inflating the inflatable boat and a tube for taking the water from the 'big bag' as described below.
* - 'construction' is composed of items 2, 3, 4 and 5 and 6 Items 3, 4 and 5 of the construction are created from waterproof material (PVC, PVC
tarpaulin or any other PVC type material).
12. The "construction" can be divided into 2 logical parts. First part is the inflatable boat itself with tubes for inflating the inflatable boat (one end of tubes goes to different parts of the inflatable boat for its inflation, the other end of tubes goes to the surface of the ocean and to the air pump). This part (inflatable boat with tubes for its inflating) is capable to lift the iceberg if placed under the iceberg on ropes carried by ships. The second part consisting of items 3 and 4 as described above are an add-on for easier control of iceberg allocation on the inflatable boat.
14. Step 1 of the process of operating under the method described. 4 ships move the "construction" underneath the iceberg (as shown on Picture 2) with the vertical axis of the iceberg being displaced from the center of the inflatable boat so that when the iceberg is placed in horizontal position the named iceberg fits in the inflatable boat.
16. Step 2. The inflatable tubes are inflated with air. This will allow them to emerge to the water level of the ocean pulling the waterproof material attached to them up (as shown on Picture 3).
The cloth will be shaped as octagonal on top and as a square on the bottom to allow seamless connection to other parts of the construction (as shown on Picture 6).
18. Step 3. Boats move closer to the inflated tubes to support and immobilize the inflated tubes and to make sure the waterproof material attached to the inflatable tubes and to the inflatable boat beneath the iceberg forms a 'big bag" (referred to as 'big bag' through the rest of this document) with water and iceberg inside, while all 4 inflatable tubes and the top edges of the waterproof material attached to the inflatable tubes are above the ocean water level.
20. Step 4. One or more tubes is/are lowered in the 'big bag' to reach the bottom of the 'big bag'.
One or several ships start to pump water from the 'big bag' through the tube(s) with pumps. As a result the iceberg starts to submerge compared to ocean level (together with the level of the water inside the 'big bag') until iceberg's bottom reaches the inflatable boat. As more water is drawn from the 'big bag' the iceberg will start to lean from vertical position to a side. To make sure the iceberg leans into the right direction (along the wide side of the inflatable boat) the iceberg needs to be examined before the start of the procedure to analyse its shape and weigh distribution to predict which way it is more likely to lean. To further help it lean in the right direction 2 techniques can be used: 1) using water cannons on tugboats to push it in the right direction; 2) lassoing the iceberg with a rope and pulling it in the right direction. Once the iceberg starts to lean in the right direction it will continue to do so when more water is pumped away from the 'big bag' and into the ocean around the 'big bag'.
22. Step 5. As the iceberg starts to descend together with the water level inside the 'big bag' and the iceberg touches the bottom of the 'big bag' (the inflatable boat) it will start to pull the whole construction down beneath the water. At this moment one or several of the ships will start inflating the inflatable boat via a series of tubes going to different parts of the inflatable boat to support the weight of the iceberg with air inside the inflatable boat. The inflation of the inflatable boat and pumping water out of the 'big bag' into the ocean will be done concurrently making sure the weight of the iceberg does not lower the inflatable tubes below water. This will be done by watching the inflatable tubes and the water level on them drawn on them as horizontal lines (as shown on picture 4).
24. Step 6. The inflatable boat will consist of several pieces connected and tied together and will form a shape that resembles a real ship (flat top and round bottom with longer length and shorter width as shown on picture 5). This will allow for minimum friction with the water when moving the inflatable boat when inflated. The size of the boat when inflated will be close to 150 meters long, 120 meters wide and 40 meters deep (final dimensions to be determined).
The boat will consist of several pieces to allow for replacement of damaged pieces when needed not having to replace the whole boat as well to allow for controlled inflating of different parts to make sure the iceberg lowers on the boat in the direction and speed that we need (along the long side of the boat).
26. Step 7. As the boat is fully inflated and all water is pumped away from the 'big bag' which now becomes a boat that is floating on the ocean level with the iceberg on it, the inflatable tubes and waterproof material can be put on the boat either along the sides of the iceberg or covering it. The boat can now be connected to a tug boat and transported to the needed location.
28. The method and "construction" can work with only inflatable boat, tubes connected to it for its inflation and 4 ropes attached to the inflatable boat for holding the inflatable boat beneath the iceberg until the inflatable boat is inflated. The rest of the construction parts (inflatable tubes and waterproof material (cloth) attached to inflatable boat) may be used for control over the iceberg descending on the inflatable boat in order that the iceberg does not displace during the process in relationship to the inflatable boat.
¨ inflatable boat 6 ¨ tubes for inflating the inflatable boat and a tube for taking the water from the 'big bag' as described below.
* - 'construction' is composed of items 2, 3, 4 and 5 and 6 Items 3, 4 and 5 of the construction are created from waterproof material (PVC, PVC
tarpaulin or any other PVC type material).
12. The "construction" can be divided into 2 logical parts. First part is the inflatable boat itself with tubes for inflating the inflatable boat (one end of tubes goes to different parts of the inflatable boat for its inflation, the other end of tubes goes to the surface of the ocean and to the air pump). This part (inflatable boat with tubes for its inflating) is capable to lift the iceberg if placed under the iceberg on ropes carried by ships. The second part consisting of items 3 and 4 as described above are an add-on for easier control of iceberg allocation on the inflatable boat.
14. Step 1 of the process of operating under the method described. 4 ships move the "construction" underneath the iceberg (as shown on Picture 2) with the vertical axis of the iceberg being displaced from the center of the inflatable boat so that when the iceberg is placed in horizontal position the named iceberg fits in the inflatable boat.
16. Step 2. The inflatable tubes are inflated with air. This will allow them to emerge to the water level of the ocean pulling the waterproof material attached to them up (as shown on Picture 3).
The cloth will be shaped as octagonal on top and as a square on the bottom to allow seamless connection to other parts of the construction (as shown on Picture 6).
18. Step 3. Boats move closer to the inflated tubes to support and immobilize the inflated tubes and to make sure the waterproof material attached to the inflatable tubes and to the inflatable boat beneath the iceberg forms a 'big bag" (referred to as 'big bag' through the rest of this document) with water and iceberg inside, while all 4 inflatable tubes and the top edges of the waterproof material attached to the inflatable tubes are above the ocean water level.
20. Step 4. One or more tubes is/are lowered in the 'big bag' to reach the bottom of the 'big bag'.
One or several ships start to pump water from the 'big bag' through the tube(s) with pumps. As a result the iceberg starts to submerge compared to ocean level (together with the level of the water inside the 'big bag') until iceberg's bottom reaches the inflatable boat. As more water is drawn from the 'big bag' the iceberg will start to lean from vertical position to a side. To make sure the iceberg leans into the right direction (along the wide side of the inflatable boat) the iceberg needs to be examined before the start of the procedure to analyse its shape and weigh distribution to predict which way it is more likely to lean. To further help it lean in the right direction 2 techniques can be used: 1) using water cannons on tugboats to push it in the right direction; 2) lassoing the iceberg with a rope and pulling it in the right direction. Once the iceberg starts to lean in the right direction it will continue to do so when more water is pumped away from the 'big bag' and into the ocean around the 'big bag'.
22. Step 5. As the iceberg starts to descend together with the water level inside the 'big bag' and the iceberg touches the bottom of the 'big bag' (the inflatable boat) it will start to pull the whole construction down beneath the water. At this moment one or several of the ships will start inflating the inflatable boat via a series of tubes going to different parts of the inflatable boat to support the weight of the iceberg with air inside the inflatable boat. The inflation of the inflatable boat and pumping water out of the 'big bag' into the ocean will be done concurrently making sure the weight of the iceberg does not lower the inflatable tubes below water. This will be done by watching the inflatable tubes and the water level on them drawn on them as horizontal lines (as shown on picture 4).
24. Step 6. The inflatable boat will consist of several pieces connected and tied together and will form a shape that resembles a real ship (flat top and round bottom with longer length and shorter width as shown on picture 5). This will allow for minimum friction with the water when moving the inflatable boat when inflated. The size of the boat when inflated will be close to 150 meters long, 120 meters wide and 40 meters deep (final dimensions to be determined).
The boat will consist of several pieces to allow for replacement of damaged pieces when needed not having to replace the whole boat as well to allow for controlled inflating of different parts to make sure the iceberg lowers on the boat in the direction and speed that we need (along the long side of the boat).
26. Step 7. As the boat is fully inflated and all water is pumped away from the 'big bag' which now becomes a boat that is floating on the ocean level with the iceberg on it, the inflatable tubes and waterproof material can be put on the boat either along the sides of the iceberg or covering it. The boat can now be connected to a tug boat and transported to the needed location.
28. The method and "construction" can work with only inflatable boat, tubes connected to it for its inflation and 4 ropes attached to the inflatable boat for holding the inflatable boat beneath the iceberg until the inflatable boat is inflated. The rest of the construction parts (inflatable tubes and waterproof material (cloth) attached to inflatable boat) may be used for control over the iceberg descending on the inflatable boat in order that the iceberg does not displace during the process in relationship to the inflatable boat.
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BY LIFTING THE ICEBERG OVER THE OCEAN LEVEL
I claim:
1. A method and apparatus for lifting an iceberg above the level of water, placing the named iceberg on an inflatable object (inflatable boat) by inflating said inflatable object beneath the said iceberg for future transportation of the said iceberg or harvesting water from the said iceberg comprising:
.cndot. Inflatable object (boat) of adequate volume for sustaining the weight of an iceberg.
.cndot. Four or more ropes for holding the inflatable object (boat) beneath water until it is inflated.
.cndot. Tubes that are connected to the inflatable object (boat) and leading to the surface of the ocean for inflating the said inflatable object (boat).
.cndot. Inflatable object (boat) of adequate volume for sustaining the weight of an iceberg.
.cndot. Four or more ropes for holding the inflatable object (boat) beneath water until it is inflated.
.cndot. Tubes that are connected to the inflatable object (boat) and leading to the surface of the ocean for inflating the said inflatable object (boat).
2. A method and apparatus for insulating an area around an iceberg for controlled lifting of the named iceberg above the level of the ocean on the described above inflatable object (boat).
.cndot. Inflatable object (boat) of adequate volume for sustaining the weight of an iceberg;
.cndot. Inflatable tubes connected to the named above waterproof material for lifting the edges of the waterproof material above the level of the ocean and for forming a form of insulated bag (comprised of the named above inflatable boat, waterproof material and inflatable tubes) with the iceberg inside.
.cndot. Waterproof material (cloth) connected to the named above inflatable boat and inflatable tubes of an adequate size to reach from ocean water level to the inflated object (boat) below the iceberg.
.cndot. The said cloth of considerable length has the shape of a cut-off cone of preferable octagonal shape on the top where it connects to inflatable tubes and rectangular shape on the bottom where it connects to the inflatable boat. The said cloth is manufactured of waterproof, flexible material stable to action of saline water, solar radiation and low temperatures.
.cndot. A long tube capable to reach from the said inflatable object (boat) to the inflatable tube on the surface of the ocean where it is connected to pump for pumping water out of the said insulated area around the iceberg.
.cndot. A system of tubes going from different parts of the said inflatable object (boat) beneath the iceberg and connected to above the ocean level and to the ship where air pump is located.
.cndot. Inflatable object (boat) of adequate volume for sustaining the weight of an iceberg;
.cndot. Inflatable tubes connected to the named above waterproof material for lifting the edges of the waterproof material above the level of the ocean and for forming a form of insulated bag (comprised of the named above inflatable boat, waterproof material and inflatable tubes) with the iceberg inside.
.cndot. Waterproof material (cloth) connected to the named above inflatable boat and inflatable tubes of an adequate size to reach from ocean water level to the inflated object (boat) below the iceberg.
.cndot. The said cloth of considerable length has the shape of a cut-off cone of preferable octagonal shape on the top where it connects to inflatable tubes and rectangular shape on the bottom where it connects to the inflatable boat. The said cloth is manufactured of waterproof, flexible material stable to action of saline water, solar radiation and low temperatures.
.cndot. A long tube capable to reach from the said inflatable object (boat) to the inflatable tube on the surface of the ocean where it is connected to pump for pumping water out of the said insulated area around the iceberg.
.cndot. A system of tubes going from different parts of the said inflatable object (boat) beneath the iceberg and connected to above the ocean level and to the ship where air pump is located.
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