CA3007250A1 - Viarea transport system - Google Patents
Viarea transport system Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- CA3007250A1 CA3007250A1 CA3007250A CA3007250A CA3007250A1 CA 3007250 A1 CA3007250 A1 CA 3007250A1 CA 3007250 A CA3007250 A CA 3007250A CA 3007250 A CA3007250 A CA 3007250A CA 3007250 A1 CA3007250 A1 CA 3007250A1
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- transport system
- loops
- still
- pipe
- pumps
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
Links
- 238000006243 chemical reaction Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 11
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 5
- 239000012530 fluid Substances 0.000 claims description 16
- 238000005086 pumping Methods 0.000 claims description 7
- 230000003628 erosive effect Effects 0.000 claims description 4
- 239000002699 waste material Substances 0.000 claims description 2
- 230000033001 locomotion Effects 0.000 abstract description 4
- 238000002485 combustion reaction Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000005516 engineering process Methods 0.000 description 3
- 241001323321 Pluto Species 0.000 description 1
- 230000001010 compromised effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000010779 crude oil Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000006073 displacement reaction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000000945 filler Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000000446 fuel Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000005484 gravity Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000002093 peripheral effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000005855 radiation Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000002285 radioactive effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000000087 stabilizing effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 231100000331 toxic Toxicity 0.000 description 1
- 230000002588 toxic effect Effects 0.000 description 1
Classifications
-
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03G7/00—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for
- F03G7/10—Alleged perpetua mobilia
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/40—Arrangements or adaptations of propulsion systems
- B64G1/409—Unconventional spacecraft propulsion systems
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Remote Sensing (AREA)
- Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
- Structures Of Non-Positive Displacement Pumps (AREA)
Abstract
A vehicle that permits hydraulic travel (instead of high costs combustion travel) using a modified 'Third Law of Motion'.
In a closed hydraulic loop, where a thrusting force occurs at a single site in the loop, and a constriction or screen exists at a point halfway round the loop, the 'reaction' of thrust force is true and complete, but the 'action' is dissipated and redirected, to allow transport gain of the thrusting and related elements.
Thus: Motion Law 3B (Woods' Corollary) where a volume of gas or liquid is pumped in a recurring circuit (closed loop) from a single thrusting site, and a constriction or screen 'catcher' in the tube or pipe exists at a point half-way from that thrusting site, the full 'reaction' can be realized, but also a part of the 'action' force can be sequestered to the 'reaction' side of the actioning event, and a net travel gain can be achieved.
In a closed hydraulic loop, where a thrusting force occurs at a single site in the loop, and a constriction or screen exists at a point halfway round the loop, the 'reaction' of thrust force is true and complete, but the 'action' is dissipated and redirected, to allow transport gain of the thrusting and related elements.
Thus: Motion Law 3B (Woods' Corollary) where a volume of gas or liquid is pumped in a recurring circuit (closed loop) from a single thrusting site, and a constriction or screen 'catcher' in the tube or pipe exists at a point half-way from that thrusting site, the full 'reaction' can be realized, but also a part of the 'action' force can be sequestered to the 'reaction' side of the actioning event, and a net travel gain can be achieved.
Description
VIAREA Action ReAction Transport SPECIFICATION
* within this specification the terms, "pipe," "tube," "hose" and "closed loop" are used interchangeably.
This invention relates to a vehicle that employs principles of Newton's Third Law of Motion to achieve locomotion through hydraulic force.
Rather than using fuel technology, that is dirty, dangerous, toxic, wasteful, heavy, inefficient, non-renewable, and (depending on means used) possibly radioactive; this system's engine uses technology that is clean, non-consuming, recyclable, reliable and safe in virtually all media, including outer space.
Further, while conventional engine technology requires that the propelling engine/s be proximal to the center of gravity; the rivers of force in VIAREA are peripheral from the C. of G. - generally providing more usable room for cabins, stores and minor utilities - and can serve both as gyroscopic/stabilizing elements and as shields against some forms of radiation. In ocean going vessels the fluid used and recycled may be comparable to the volume of bunker sea crude oil that is held and combusted during every passage.
By employing low-friction hydraulic loops in force-balancing pairs that are placed on identical planes, their accrued 'reaction' force and subtracted 'action' force results in significant transport potential.
In some designs, triple sets of loops or quadruple sets of loops are used to achieve the necessary volume balance of counter active fluids.
Each closed loop has two main elements: the propelling agency; and the 'catcher'. The catcher is found either as a constriction/pinch or as a screen. Each of these elements is a half-circuit from the other. The propelling blades may be rim driven or hub driven. They may also be in the form of a single set/array of blades, or as multiple sets of blades, but whatever form is chosen, it must be placed in a single site in the loop, at a half-circuit distance from the catcher site.
When fluid (whether liquid or gas) is pumped through the loop, a nominal action and reaction event occurs on either side of the propelling elements. However, the equation changes where the fluid 'river' engages with the catcher. The fluid has, by then, become redirected, and much of its dynamic potential (kinetic energy) has not yet been dissipated/converted. Thus when it is forced against the catcher portion of the race some of its force is released to the 'reaction' side of the loop, resulting in a net plus force away from the direction of the initial propulsion of the fluid.
The pipe used has a low-friction interior, and elements - propellers, and constriction or screen - that impinge on the fluid 'river' are designed to impose minimum turbulence so that erosion of the pipe wall through friction or cavitation is also minimized. The pipe is also kept in a rigid circle - disallowing pipe/hose shifting that would also consume and waste energy.
The loop may be slightly out-of-round yet still work soundly. Such an out-of-round condition is commonly found where a section of pump is placed into one part of the loop and a section of catcher element is placed into a site that is half-way round the circuit from the pump, resulting in a slightly ovoid loop.
The catcher screen may be designed as a simple grid, or it may be in the form of a succession of circular holes radiating from the center of the catcher wall to its periphery. This latter design serves to promote laminar flow of the medium/river and thus minimize erosion of the catcher elements and/or of the tube wall.
Where the catcher wall is designed as a cone with its narrow end severed, the holes cut into it may be oval shaped so as to allow the river medium to 'see' them as (less turbulence creating) circles at points of engagement.
The pumping unit may have fins that radiate from a hub in the center of the river; or that project from its rim. If the less complicated rim drive is chosen, a SingEden motor may be assigned to the purpose of providing non-electric power to the pumps [pursuant to Canadian Patent Application # 3,004,104].
In drawings that illustrate embodiments of the invention, Figure i is a top view of the primary elements of the VIAREA loop transport system.
In this drawing is a loop in six sections: four quarter sections 58 have connection flanges 53 on their ends, and gaskets 54 where the flanges meet. They are connected by bolts and nuts 55. A pump section 6o is similarly connected by bolted flanges 53 to its adjacent quarter sections.
The pump carries two sets of propeller blades 14 that extend from a rotating 'shore' element 9 that receives rotational force from a motor (not shown) that is positioned within the edenaream 7.
Half-way through the river circuit 21 from the pump section 59 is a catcher section 6o that in this case is a screen wall of holes 38.
The loop is shown as a slight oval owing to the presence of the pump and catcher sections. Although virtually all other drawings shown in this documents are also ovals they are shown as circles for simplicity.
Figure 2 is a top view of an embodiment in its simplest form, showing pumping blades 14 sending a fluid (whether gas of liquid) river 21 in a specific direction 57 toward a catcher screen 38. Tube walls 12 contain the river, and force directions 56 indicated how the action and reaction values become compromised by the river flow change in direction, resulting in potential impetus to a vehicle to which such loops ii are mounted.
Figure 3 is a top view of a ship's deck wherein is a series of VIAREA loops ii. At one side of each loop is a double set of propeller blades 33 that extend from a suspended hub 31 (such as exist in some bow thrusters).
At a point halfway in the river circuit from the pumping unit in a constrictor (pincher) unit 15 that receives some of the current force as the current seeks the other side.
The loops are placed in opposing/balancing sites so that the forces generated are also balanced and usable. Notice that bow and aft sites counter balance the two middle sites.
Figure 4 is a top view of a deck that is adjacent to the deck array in Figure 3, to further balance forces generated 56. Whether it is directly above or directly below, it compliments what exists on the deck in Figure 3. At each area of deck countervailing forces ensure efficient transport force: both have equally balanced thrusters amidships 4, or thrusters athwart 5.
Figure 5 is an elevation of the two decks 22 enclosed by hull 18 shown in Figures 3 and 4 in simple (pumping blades are not shown, but some parts of a power motor to are shown). The power motor sends rotational force from its driving wheel 28 to a receiving/driven wheel 29 via sprocket chain 30 to move the blade array. The loop 11,12 is elevated by a pony deck 23 to allow direct service from the driver motor io as the driver is larger/higher than the diameter of the pipe/loop. The loop is also supported by chocks 16. The pinch 15 is shown in alternate locations vis a vis adjacent decks. The motor/driver io is supported by short-run bulkheads 20.
Figure 6 is a top view of an embodiment that is similar to that shown is Figure 3, except that the catcher used in all of the four loops is a screen 38 instead of a pinch 15.
Figure 7 is a top view of an embodiment that is similar to that shown is Figure 4, except that the catcher used in all of the four loops is a screen 38 instead of a pinch 15.
Figure 8 is an elevation that is similar to that shown in Figure 5, except the catcher is in the form of a screen having circular holes 38.
Figure 9 is an elevation that is similar to that shown in Figure 8, except the catcher is in the form of a grid screen 37.
Figure 10 is a side view of a catcher cone 39 with it narrow end 40 severed. The holes 39 cut into it are oval shaped, but are encountered as being round by the fluid encountering it so as to promote laminar/less-turbulent flow.
Figure 11 is a face-on view of the catcher cone 39 as its holes appear to be round 38 from that perspective.
Figure 12 is a top view of a ship's deck on which an array of fourteen loops u are mounted. Because the loops achieve balance regarding the directions of force they generate it is not strictly necessary to install another deck of loops adjacent to that deck, yet it is still useful to have the additional power created by it. The pumps in banks two to six have pumps amidships, but the pumps most bow and most aft are pumped from the thwarts to allow greater steering availability if needed. Of course, as each loop system has its own dedicated driver motor, the imposed current velocity of each loop can also influence the relative steering force achieved by each. In these loops the pump propellers used are rim driven fins 14, and the catchers used are pinchers 15.
Because the loops n are smaller, and the fluid they contain is of a lesser total volume, less force can be generated by them than occurs with the larger loops (as shown in Figures 3, 4, 6, 7).
Figure 13 is a top view of a ship's deck on which an array of fourteen loops n is mounted as exists in Figure 12, except that the pumps are single sets of hub driven blades 32, and the catchers are screens having round holes 38 radiating from the center.
Figure 14 is an elevation in section of two decks 22 having loop configurations that are similar to those shown in Figures 12, 13. It indicates that the pump shore wheel 50 is driven through a Neptune wheel 8 from a sun wheel lo that is the outer wheel of a motor positioned within the edenaream 7. The Neptune wheel shaft 48 is mounted on a support bench 34 that also supports other wheels (not shown) in the driving motor 27.
This embodiment uses pump blades 14 that extend from the shore wheel cylinder 51, and a catcher that is in the form of a constriction/pincher 15.
Figure 15 is an elevation in section of two decks 22 having loop configurations that are similar to those shown in Figure 14, except that each catcher is a screen 38 having round holes in it, instead of being a constriction/pincher.
Figure 16 is an elevation in section of two decks 22 having loop configurations that are similar to those shown in Figure 14, except that each catcher is a grid screen 37, instead of being a constriction.
Figure 17 is an elevation in section indicating how the Neptune wheel 8 transfers power from the sun wheel io past the pipe outer wall 12 to the outer surface of the rim cylinder 9. The cylinder carries one set of blades 14.
Figure 18 is an elevation in section indicating how the Neptune wheel 8 transfers power from the sun wheel io past the pipe outer wall 12 to the outer surface of the rim cylinder 9. The cylinder carries two sets of blades 14.
Figure 19 is an elevation in section indicating how the sun wheel sends power directly from the sun wheel 10 to the outer surface of the rim cylinder 9. The cylinder carries one set of blades 14.
Figure 20 is an elevation in section indicating how the sun wheel sends power directly from the sun wheel io to the outer surface of the rim cylinder 9. The cylinder carries two sets of blades 14.
Figure 21 is an elevation in section indicating how the loops may be stacked pipe-on-pipe, yet still receive independent power for each pump. This embodiment carries one set of blades only.
Figure 22 is an elevation in section indicating how the loops may be stacked pipe-on-pipe, yet still receive independent power for each pump. This embodiment carries two sets of blades.
VIAREA Parts List 1. x-z plane
* within this specification the terms, "pipe," "tube," "hose" and "closed loop" are used interchangeably.
This invention relates to a vehicle that employs principles of Newton's Third Law of Motion to achieve locomotion through hydraulic force.
Rather than using fuel technology, that is dirty, dangerous, toxic, wasteful, heavy, inefficient, non-renewable, and (depending on means used) possibly radioactive; this system's engine uses technology that is clean, non-consuming, recyclable, reliable and safe in virtually all media, including outer space.
Further, while conventional engine technology requires that the propelling engine/s be proximal to the center of gravity; the rivers of force in VIAREA are peripheral from the C. of G. - generally providing more usable room for cabins, stores and minor utilities - and can serve both as gyroscopic/stabilizing elements and as shields against some forms of radiation. In ocean going vessels the fluid used and recycled may be comparable to the volume of bunker sea crude oil that is held and combusted during every passage.
By employing low-friction hydraulic loops in force-balancing pairs that are placed on identical planes, their accrued 'reaction' force and subtracted 'action' force results in significant transport potential.
In some designs, triple sets of loops or quadruple sets of loops are used to achieve the necessary volume balance of counter active fluids.
Each closed loop has two main elements: the propelling agency; and the 'catcher'. The catcher is found either as a constriction/pinch or as a screen. Each of these elements is a half-circuit from the other. The propelling blades may be rim driven or hub driven. They may also be in the form of a single set/array of blades, or as multiple sets of blades, but whatever form is chosen, it must be placed in a single site in the loop, at a half-circuit distance from the catcher site.
When fluid (whether liquid or gas) is pumped through the loop, a nominal action and reaction event occurs on either side of the propelling elements. However, the equation changes where the fluid 'river' engages with the catcher. The fluid has, by then, become redirected, and much of its dynamic potential (kinetic energy) has not yet been dissipated/converted. Thus when it is forced against the catcher portion of the race some of its force is released to the 'reaction' side of the loop, resulting in a net plus force away from the direction of the initial propulsion of the fluid.
The pipe used has a low-friction interior, and elements - propellers, and constriction or screen - that impinge on the fluid 'river' are designed to impose minimum turbulence so that erosion of the pipe wall through friction or cavitation is also minimized. The pipe is also kept in a rigid circle - disallowing pipe/hose shifting that would also consume and waste energy.
The loop may be slightly out-of-round yet still work soundly. Such an out-of-round condition is commonly found where a section of pump is placed into one part of the loop and a section of catcher element is placed into a site that is half-way round the circuit from the pump, resulting in a slightly ovoid loop.
The catcher screen may be designed as a simple grid, or it may be in the form of a succession of circular holes radiating from the center of the catcher wall to its periphery. This latter design serves to promote laminar flow of the medium/river and thus minimize erosion of the catcher elements and/or of the tube wall.
Where the catcher wall is designed as a cone with its narrow end severed, the holes cut into it may be oval shaped so as to allow the river medium to 'see' them as (less turbulence creating) circles at points of engagement.
The pumping unit may have fins that radiate from a hub in the center of the river; or that project from its rim. If the less complicated rim drive is chosen, a SingEden motor may be assigned to the purpose of providing non-electric power to the pumps [pursuant to Canadian Patent Application # 3,004,104].
In drawings that illustrate embodiments of the invention, Figure i is a top view of the primary elements of the VIAREA loop transport system.
In this drawing is a loop in six sections: four quarter sections 58 have connection flanges 53 on their ends, and gaskets 54 where the flanges meet. They are connected by bolts and nuts 55. A pump section 6o is similarly connected by bolted flanges 53 to its adjacent quarter sections.
The pump carries two sets of propeller blades 14 that extend from a rotating 'shore' element 9 that receives rotational force from a motor (not shown) that is positioned within the edenaream 7.
Half-way through the river circuit 21 from the pump section 59 is a catcher section 6o that in this case is a screen wall of holes 38.
The loop is shown as a slight oval owing to the presence of the pump and catcher sections. Although virtually all other drawings shown in this documents are also ovals they are shown as circles for simplicity.
Figure 2 is a top view of an embodiment in its simplest form, showing pumping blades 14 sending a fluid (whether gas of liquid) river 21 in a specific direction 57 toward a catcher screen 38. Tube walls 12 contain the river, and force directions 56 indicated how the action and reaction values become compromised by the river flow change in direction, resulting in potential impetus to a vehicle to which such loops ii are mounted.
Figure 3 is a top view of a ship's deck wherein is a series of VIAREA loops ii. At one side of each loop is a double set of propeller blades 33 that extend from a suspended hub 31 (such as exist in some bow thrusters).
At a point halfway in the river circuit from the pumping unit in a constrictor (pincher) unit 15 that receives some of the current force as the current seeks the other side.
The loops are placed in opposing/balancing sites so that the forces generated are also balanced and usable. Notice that bow and aft sites counter balance the two middle sites.
Figure 4 is a top view of a deck that is adjacent to the deck array in Figure 3, to further balance forces generated 56. Whether it is directly above or directly below, it compliments what exists on the deck in Figure 3. At each area of deck countervailing forces ensure efficient transport force: both have equally balanced thrusters amidships 4, or thrusters athwart 5.
Figure 5 is an elevation of the two decks 22 enclosed by hull 18 shown in Figures 3 and 4 in simple (pumping blades are not shown, but some parts of a power motor to are shown). The power motor sends rotational force from its driving wheel 28 to a receiving/driven wheel 29 via sprocket chain 30 to move the blade array. The loop 11,12 is elevated by a pony deck 23 to allow direct service from the driver motor io as the driver is larger/higher than the diameter of the pipe/loop. The loop is also supported by chocks 16. The pinch 15 is shown in alternate locations vis a vis adjacent decks. The motor/driver io is supported by short-run bulkheads 20.
Figure 6 is a top view of an embodiment that is similar to that shown is Figure 3, except that the catcher used in all of the four loops is a screen 38 instead of a pinch 15.
Figure 7 is a top view of an embodiment that is similar to that shown is Figure 4, except that the catcher used in all of the four loops is a screen 38 instead of a pinch 15.
Figure 8 is an elevation that is similar to that shown in Figure 5, except the catcher is in the form of a screen having circular holes 38.
Figure 9 is an elevation that is similar to that shown in Figure 8, except the catcher is in the form of a grid screen 37.
Figure 10 is a side view of a catcher cone 39 with it narrow end 40 severed. The holes 39 cut into it are oval shaped, but are encountered as being round by the fluid encountering it so as to promote laminar/less-turbulent flow.
Figure 11 is a face-on view of the catcher cone 39 as its holes appear to be round 38 from that perspective.
Figure 12 is a top view of a ship's deck on which an array of fourteen loops u are mounted. Because the loops achieve balance regarding the directions of force they generate it is not strictly necessary to install another deck of loops adjacent to that deck, yet it is still useful to have the additional power created by it. The pumps in banks two to six have pumps amidships, but the pumps most bow and most aft are pumped from the thwarts to allow greater steering availability if needed. Of course, as each loop system has its own dedicated driver motor, the imposed current velocity of each loop can also influence the relative steering force achieved by each. In these loops the pump propellers used are rim driven fins 14, and the catchers used are pinchers 15.
Because the loops n are smaller, and the fluid they contain is of a lesser total volume, less force can be generated by them than occurs with the larger loops (as shown in Figures 3, 4, 6, 7).
Figure 13 is a top view of a ship's deck on which an array of fourteen loops n is mounted as exists in Figure 12, except that the pumps are single sets of hub driven blades 32, and the catchers are screens having round holes 38 radiating from the center.
Figure 14 is an elevation in section of two decks 22 having loop configurations that are similar to those shown in Figures 12, 13. It indicates that the pump shore wheel 50 is driven through a Neptune wheel 8 from a sun wheel lo that is the outer wheel of a motor positioned within the edenaream 7. The Neptune wheel shaft 48 is mounted on a support bench 34 that also supports other wheels (not shown) in the driving motor 27.
This embodiment uses pump blades 14 that extend from the shore wheel cylinder 51, and a catcher that is in the form of a constriction/pincher 15.
Figure 15 is an elevation in section of two decks 22 having loop configurations that are similar to those shown in Figure 14, except that each catcher is a screen 38 having round holes in it, instead of being a constriction/pincher.
Figure 16 is an elevation in section of two decks 22 having loop configurations that are similar to those shown in Figure 14, except that each catcher is a grid screen 37, instead of being a constriction.
Figure 17 is an elevation in section indicating how the Neptune wheel 8 transfers power from the sun wheel io past the pipe outer wall 12 to the outer surface of the rim cylinder 9. The cylinder carries one set of blades 14.
Figure 18 is an elevation in section indicating how the Neptune wheel 8 transfers power from the sun wheel io past the pipe outer wall 12 to the outer surface of the rim cylinder 9. The cylinder carries two sets of blades 14.
Figure 19 is an elevation in section indicating how the sun wheel sends power directly from the sun wheel 10 to the outer surface of the rim cylinder 9. The cylinder carries one set of blades 14.
Figure 20 is an elevation in section indicating how the sun wheel sends power directly from the sun wheel io to the outer surface of the rim cylinder 9. The cylinder carries two sets of blades 14.
Figure 21 is an elevation in section indicating how the loops may be stacked pipe-on-pipe, yet still receive independent power for each pump. This embodiment carries one set of blades only.
Figure 22 is an elevation in section indicating how the loops may be stacked pipe-on-pipe, yet still receive independent power for each pump. This embodiment carries two sets of blades.
VIAREA Parts List 1. x-z plane
2. x-y plane
3. y-z plane
4. Thruster amidships
5. Thruster athwart
6. Thruster bulb [head] (increased volume there accommodates/equals displacement of propellers' volume)
7. Edenaream (e-room) that space surrounded by the closed-circuit river
8. Neptune wheel (may be sprocket or gear) transfers force from sun wheel to shore wheel
9. Shore wheel (surrounds river and is attached to the propeller array/s - receives force from Neptune wheel, or other driver wheel, to allow rim drive) may be sprocket chain fastened to array wall exterior io. Sun wheel (a driver/power-sending wheel from SingEden motor) ii. Closed-circuit circular tube/pipe/loop 12. Tube/pipe wall 13. Pump cylinder/drum (in-line propulsion unit) 14. Propeller blade/fin 15. Catcher constriction/pinch in tube (designed to minimize turbulence) 16. Tube mounting/support apparatus (chock/s, anchorage) 17. Fuselage 18. Vessel/ship hull 19. Vessel access way 20. Bulkhead 21. River (gas or liquid) 22. Deck 23. Half-deck (pony deck) 24. Shut-off valve 25. Filler duct/spout (on high side of river) 26. Drain duct/spout (on low side of river) 27. Power motor (remote) may be SingEden motor 28. Sending/driving wheel (sprocket) other than sun wheel 29. Receiving wheel on rim drive section (sprocket) if Neptune wheel is not used 30. Power transfer sprocket chain (from remote power motor) 31. Hub (for hub drive) 32. Fins (for hub driver) single set 33. Fins multiple sets 34. Extension wing (for hub drive) 35. Driver motor support frame 36. Driver motor shaft/s support bench 37. Catcher screen as grid 38. Catcher screen as radiating round holes 39. Catcher screen as radiating oval holes in perforated open-nosed cone 40. Narrow open nose of cone 41. Wide entrance of cone 42. Side-by-side loop configuration (double) 43. Side-by-side loop configuration (triple) 44. Side-by-side loop configuration (quadruple) 45. Over-and-under loop configuration (on separate decks) 46. Middle loop (of conjoined loops) 47. Flanking loop (of conjoined loops) 48. Neptune shaft 49. Pluto sprocket 5o. Shore wheel (the sprocket chain fixed to the outer surface of the revolving blade cylinder) 51. Blade cylinder 52. Blade hub 53. Pipe flange 54. Pipe gasket 55. Connecting element (bolt, nut, etc.) 56. Transport force direction 57. River flow direction 58. Pipe quarter section 59. Pipe pump section 6o. Pipe catcher section (pinch or screen) 61. Cylinder/sleeve outer gear teeth
Claims (40)
- VIAREA Transport System CLAIMS
The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
A transport system that exploits hydraulic behaviour of a fluid in a closed loop that is forced to change direction of flow before all of the force in its initial direction of propulsion is consumed, resulting in a 'reaction' force that is greater than the 'action' force.
The system is comprised of a pair of closed loops of hose, pipe or tubing.
Each closed loop has two main elements: the propelling agency; and the 'catcher'. The catcher is found either as a constriction/pinch or as a screen. Each of these elements is a half-circuit from the other. The propelling blades may be rim driven or hub driven. They may also be in the form of a single set/array of blades, or as multiple sets of blades, but whatever form is chosen, it must be placed in a single site in the loop, at a half-circuit distance from the catcher site.
In this embodiment, the propelling pump is a single set of blades that project from the inner surface of a pump cylinder. A line of sprocket chain fixed to/wrapping the outer surface of that pump cylinder is caused to revolve by the driving force of a Neptune sprocket. The Neptune sprocket is forced to turn by a sun wheel comprised of rigid sprocket chain that turns owing to leverage imposed on it by a SingEden system of clean energy [see Canadian Patent Application #3,004,104].
The catcher section of the loop is in the form of a constriction.
A pair of such loops must be used so that a balance of forces is achieved.
Those loops should have both of their propeller sets juxtaposed inboard/amidships, or both counterbalanced athwart. Consequently, the catcher element must also be balanced. I.e. if both pumping sets are inboard then both catcher constrictions must be athwart, and vice versa. Just one pair of loops is used for this embodiment. - 2 A transport system that is composed of an series of such pairs of loops as are described in Claim 1 positioned such that the force achieved of every one of the pairs is in the same direction, and significantly more transport force can be captured and utilized.
- 3 A transport system that is composed of a pair of loops such as are described in Claim 1, in which the propeller blades are connected to a hub that is situated in the center of the river current and are actuated via separate hydraulic force sent to them through a wing element that connects through the pipe wall to the hub. Again the catcher is in the form of a constriction at half circuit from the pumping element.
- 4 A transport system that is composed of an series of such pairs of loops as are described in Claim 3 positioned such that the force achieved of every one of the pairs is in the same direction, and significantly more transport force can be captured and utilized.
- A transport system that is composed of a pair of loops such as are described in Claim 1, but instead of having the outer surface of the blade cylinder turned by a Neptune sprocket, it is turned directly by a sun wheel that is a part of a SingEden motor. The outer face of the sun wheel is geared and the outer face of the blade cylinder is also geared, and they mesh together. Again the catcher in both loops is a pincher/constriction.
- 6 A transport system that is composed of an series of such pairs of loops as are described in Claim 5 positioned such that the force achieved of every one of the pairs is in the same direction, and significantly more transport force can be captured and utilized.
- 7 A transport system that is composed of a pair of loops as are described in Claim 1 wherein the catcher is a screen instead being a constriction.
- 8 A transport system that is composed of an series of such pairs of loops as are described in Claim 7 positioned such that the force achieved of every one of the pairs is in the same direction, and significantly more transport force can be captured and utilized.
- 9 A transport system such as is described in Claim 3 (where the propeller blades are hub driven instead of rim driven) in which the catcher is a screen instead of a pincher/constriction.
- A transport system that is composed of an series of such pairs of loops as are described in Claim 9 positioned such that the force achieved of every one of the pairs is in the same direction, and significantly more transport force can be captured and utilized.
- 11 A transport system such as is described in Claim 1 in which more than one set of blades, still placed at a single site in the circuit, pump the river medium.
- 12 A transport system such as is described in Claim 2 in which more than one set of blades, still placed at a single site in the circuit, pump the river medium.
- 13 A transport system such as is described in Claim 3 in which more than one set of blades, still placed at a single site in the circuit, pump the river medium.
- 14 A transport system such as is described in Claim 4 in which more than one set of blades, still placed at a single site in the circuit, pump the river medium.
- A transport system such as is described in Claim 5 in which more than one set of blades, still placed at a single site in the circuit, pump the river medium.
- 16 A transport system such as is described in Claim 6 in which more than one set of blades, still placed at a single site in the circuit, pump the river medium.
- 17 A transport system such as is described in Claim 7 in which more than one set of blades, still placed at a single site in the circuit, pump the river medium.
- 18 A transport system such as is described in Claim 8 in which more than one set of blades, still placed at a single site in the circuit, pump the river medium.
- 19 A transport system such as is described in Claim 9 in which more than one set of blades, still placed at a single site in the circuit, pump the river medium.
- 20 A transport system such as is described in Claim 10 in which more than one set of blades, still placed at a single site in the circuit, pump the river medium.
- 21 A transport system such as is described in Claim 1 or 11 in which the loops are stacked pipe-on-pipe(as is shown in Figure 21), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
- 22 A transport system such as is described in Claim 2 or 12 in which the loops are stacked pipe-on-pipe (as is shown in Figure 21), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
- 23 A transport system such as is described in Claim 3 or 13 in which the loops are stacked pipe-on-pipe(as is shown in Figure 21), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
- 24 A transport system such as is described in Claim 4 or 14 in which the loops are stacked pipe-on-pipe(as is shown in Figure 21), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
- 25 A transport system such as is described in Claim 5 or 15 in which the loops are stacked pipe-on-pipe(as is shown in Figure 21), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
- 26 A transport system such as is described in Claim 6 or 16 in which the loops are stacked pipe-on-pipe(as is shown in Figure 21), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
- 27 A transport system such as is described in Claim 7 or 17 in which the loops are stacked pipe-on-pipe(as is shown in Figure 21), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
- 28 A transport system such as is described in Claim 8 or 18 in which the loops are stacked pipe-on-pipe(as is shown in Figure 21), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
- 29 A transport system such as is described in Claim 9 or 19 in which the loops are stacked pipe-on-pipe(as is shown in Figure 21), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
- 30 A transport system such as is described in Claim lo or 20 in which the loops are stacked pipe-on-pipe(as is shown in Figure 21), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
- 31 A transport system such as is described in Claim i or 11 in which the loops are stacked deck-on-deck (as indicated in Figures 5, 8, 9, 14, 15 & 16), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
- 32 A transport system such as is described in Claim 2 or 12 in which the loops are stacked deck-on-deck (as indicated in Figures 5, 8, 9, 14, 15 & 16), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
- 33 A transport system such as is described in Claim 3 or 13 in which the loops are stacked deck-on-deck (as indicated in Figures 5, 8, 9, 14, 15 & 16), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
- 34 A transport system such as is described in Claim 4 or 14 in which the loops are stacked deck-on-deck (as indicated in Figures 5, 8, 9, 14, 15 & 16), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
- 35 A transport system such as is described in Claim 5 or 15 in which the loops are stacked deck-on-deck (as indicated in Figures 5, 8, 9, 14, 15 & 16), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
- 36 A transport system such as is described in Claim 6 or 16 in which the loops are stacked deck-on-deck (as indicated in Figures 5, 8, 9, 14, 15 & 16), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
- 37 A transport system such as is described in Claim 7 or 17 in which the loops are stacked deck-on-deck (as indicated in Figures 5, 8, 9, 14, 15 & 16), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
- 38 A transport system such as is described in Claim 8 or 18 in which the loops are stacked deck-on-deck (as indicated in Figures 5, 8, 9, 14, 15 & 16), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
- 39 A transport system such as is described in Claim 9 or 19 in which the loops are stacked deck-on-deck (as indicated in Figures 5, 8, 9, 14, 15 & 16), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
- 40 A transport system such as is described in Claim io or 20 in which the loops are stacked deck-on-deck (as indicated in Figures 5, 8, 9, 14, 15 & 16), yet still have dedicated/separate servicing of the pumps by independent motors.
Also Note:
When fluid (whether liquid or gas) is pumped through the loop, a nominal action and reaction event occurs on either side of the propelling elements. However, the equation changes where the fluid 'river' engages with the catcher. The fluid has, by then, become redirected, and much of its dynamic potential (kinetic energy) has not yet been dissipated/converted. Thus when it is forced against the catcher portion of the race some of its force is released to the 'reaction' side of the loop, resulting in a net plus force away from the direction of the initial propulsion of the fluid.
The pipe used has a low-friction interior, and elements - propellers, and constriction or screen - that impinge on the fluid 'river' are designed to impose minimum turbulence so that erosion of the pipe wall through friction or cavitation is also minimized. The pipe is also kept in a rigid circle - disallowing pipe/hose shifting that would also consume and waste energy.
The loop may be slightly out-of-round yet still work soundly. Such an out-of-round condition is commonly found where a section of pump is placed into one part of the loop and a section of catcher element is placed into a site that is half-way round the circuit from the pump, resulting in a slightly ovoid loop.
The catcher screen may be designed as a simple grid, or it may be in the form of a succession of circular holes radiating from the center of the catcher wall to its periphery. This latter design serves to promote laminar flow of the medium/river and thus minimize erosion of the catcher elements and/or of the tube wall.
Where the catcher wall is designed as a cone with its narrow end severed, the holes cut into it may be oval shaped so as to allow the river medium to 'see' them as (less turbulence creating) circles at points of engagement.
The pumping unit may have fins that radiate from a hub in the center of the river; or that project from its rim. If the less complicated rim drive is chosen, a SingEden motor may be assigned to the purpose of providing non-electric power to the pumps [pursuant to Canadian Patent Application # 3,004,104].
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA3007250A CA3007250A1 (en) | 2018-06-04 | 2018-06-04 | Viarea transport system |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA3007250A CA3007250A1 (en) | 2018-06-04 | 2018-06-04 | Viarea transport system |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA3007250A1 true CA3007250A1 (en) | 2019-12-04 |
Family
ID=68765911
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA3007250A Abandoned CA3007250A1 (en) | 2018-06-04 | 2018-06-04 | Viarea transport system |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| CA (1) | CA3007250A1 (en) |
-
2018
- 2018-06-04 CA CA3007250A patent/CA3007250A1/en not_active Abandoned
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| US20080089786A1 (en) | Counter-Rotating Integrated Propeller Assembly | |
| EP2320069B1 (en) | A water current power generation system | |
| RU2629812C1 (en) | Propulsive arrangement | |
| FI75777C (en) | Underwater propeller assembly. | |
| EP2657124B1 (en) | Methods and means of installing and maintaining a water current power generation system | |
| EP0783430A1 (en) | Contra-rotating rotor unit | |
| US10759511B2 (en) | Floating vessel with gearless pod propulsor having counter rotating propellers | |
| AU2013376341A1 (en) | Propulsion system for a vessel | |
| JP3638576B2 (en) | Marine side thruster | |
| US3040696A (en) | Propulsion and steering unit for boats | |
| US4993977A (en) | Water jet propulsion module | |
| US3951097A (en) | Hydraulic motor or pump | |
| CA3007250A1 (en) | Viarea transport system | |
| US3044260A (en) | Hydraulic jet propulsion apparatus for water-borne craft | |
| AU2003292278A1 (en) | Arrangement in a propulsion system | |
| GB2419861A (en) | Shrouded vane marine propeller | |
| US9758226B1 (en) | Watercraft propulsion system | |
| WO2015100127A2 (en) | Open core continuous helical fin marine drive system | |
| AU697351B2 (en) | Contra-rotating rotor unit | |
| US5915324A (en) | Screen system for marine thrusters | |
| CN115771601B (en) | High-thrust water jet propulsion device capable of flexibly turning and changing speed | |
| KR101661939B1 (en) | Propulsion apparatus for ship, and ship having the same | |
| CA3181441A1 (en) | Viarea iii | |
| KR102056067B1 (en) | A propulsion apparatus for ship | |
| EP0426604A1 (en) | New power ship and vessel and/or fluid propulsory systems with new thrust hydrodynamic reaction wheels and/or new thrust hydrodynamic axial flow reaction turbines |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZDE | Discontinued |
Effective date: 20220301 |