GB1180482A - A Vessel Partly Supported by Water and Partly by Static Air - Google Patents
A Vessel Partly Supported by Water and Partly by Static AirInfo
- Publication number
- GB1180482A GB1180482A GB20936/67A GB2093667A GB1180482A GB 1180482 A GB1180482 A GB 1180482A GB 20936/67 A GB20936/67 A GB 20936/67A GB 2093667 A GB2093667 A GB 2093667A GB 1180482 A GB1180482 A GB 1180482A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- air
- water
- vessel
- flaps
- chamber
- 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.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
- B60V1/00—Air-cushion
- B60V1/04—Air-cushion wherein the cushion is contained at least in part by walls
- B60V1/046—Air-cushion wherein the cushion is contained at least in part by walls the walls or a part of them being rigid
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
- B60V1/00—Air-cushion
- B60V1/16—Flexible skirts
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
- B60V3/00—Land vehicles, waterborne vessels, or aircraft, adapted or modified to travel on air cushions
- B60V3/06—Waterborne vessels
- B60V3/065—Waterborne vessels hulls therefor
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B1/00—Hydrodynamic or hydrostatic features of hulls or of hydrofoils
- B63B1/32—Other means for varying the inherent hydrodynamic characteristics of hulls
- B63B1/34—Other means for varying the inherent hydrodynamic characteristics of hulls by reducing surface friction
- B63B1/38—Other means for varying the inherent hydrodynamic characteristics of hulls by reducing surface friction using air bubbles or air layers gas filled volumes
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
- Y02T70/00—Maritime or waterways transport
- Y02T70/10—Measures concerning design or construction of watercraft hulls
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
- Transportation (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
- Other Liquid Machine Or Engine Such As Wave Power Use (AREA)
Abstract
1,180,482. Air cushion supported waterborne vessels. R. M. STEPHENS. 5 May, 1967 [11 May, 1966], No. 20936/67. Headings B7K, B7M and B7S. A water borne vessel includes a plurality of chambers each open at its bottom and each normally containing static air, the lower edges of each chamber being below the surface of the water, and including means to permit a one-way flow of water through each chamber when the vessel is in motion without escape of the air contained in the chamber. The purpose of the air in the chambers is partly to provide some buoyancy and also to reduce surface friction. A hull or body 1 is formed at each side with pontoons the lateral walls of which extend below the water surface whereby an open bottom is formed for entry of water, a cushion of air 4 being trapped within each compartment. There are valve means, not shown, for replenishing air and for releasing it to maintain an optimum pressure. Each pontoon is subdivided longitudinally by partitions 3 formed at their lower extremities by flaps 5 and the bow is provided with a plurality of inter-engaging pivoted flaps 9 which allow water to pass rearwardly through the lower part of each chamber by deflection of flaps 5 when the vessel is in forward motion but prevent the loss of cushion air. At the stern a single flap 13 allows the egress of-water, but not air. Apparatus for discharging overlapping curtains of air may be substituted for flaps 9. Primary and secondary water ballast ducts 20, 21 may be provided. In a further embodiment (Fig. 4, not shown) the air chambers are provided at the sides of a displacement hull instead of being formed as spaced pontoons, and in another embodiment (Figs. 14-16, not shown) the whole undersurface of a vessel is constructed in the manner described above except that rigid transverse walls control the flow of water at the forward and aft ends and a hinged flap for each compartment operates a valve to control the admission of air to make good losses within the respective compartment.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US54934466A | 1966-05-11 | 1966-05-11 |
Publications (1)
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GB1180482A true GB1180482A (en) | 1970-02-04 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB20936/67A Expired GB1180482A (en) | 1966-05-11 | 1967-05-05 | A Vessel Partly Supported by Water and Partly by Static Air |
Country Status (2)
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US (1) | US3481296A (en) |
GB (1) | GB1180482A (en) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO1992003331A1 (en) * | 1990-08-28 | 1992-03-05 | Pierre Bourgogne | Method of transport using confined gas and/or liquid cushions |
Families Citing this family (16)
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FR1556278A (en) * | 1967-12-05 | 1969-02-07 | ||
NO118596C (en) * | 1968-05-20 | 1976-12-23 | Akers Mek Verksted As | |
US3595191A (en) * | 1968-10-11 | 1971-07-27 | John Wakelam Grundy | Ships and boats |
US3581697A (en) * | 1969-02-13 | 1971-06-01 | Fred C Gunther | Seal structure for rigid sidewall hovercraft |
PL82468B1 (en) * | 1972-09-29 | 1975-10-31 | ||
US3811398A (en) * | 1973-02-02 | 1974-05-21 | K Burgin | Twin keel jet boat |
US3893406A (en) * | 1973-02-02 | 1975-07-08 | Kermit H Burgin | Twin keel jet boat |
US3844129A (en) * | 1973-04-02 | 1974-10-29 | Global Marine Inc | Arctic pipelaying |
JPS55110682A (en) * | 1979-02-20 | 1980-08-26 | Mitsui Eng & Shipbuild Co Ltd | Half-submerged vessel |
NL8100610A (en) * | 1981-02-09 | 1982-09-01 | Rsv Gusto Eng Bv | FLOATING DEVICE FOR CARGO TRANSFER. |
US5989082A (en) * | 1998-01-20 | 1999-11-23 | Corliss; Joseph J. | Propulsion system for large ships |
NL1022862C2 (en) * | 2003-03-06 | 2004-09-07 | Josephus Marinus Hansen | Boat, has air supply device connected to open chamber with specially angled inner side wall to reduce surface friction |
US7500440B2 (en) * | 2006-01-30 | 2009-03-10 | Zentech, Inc. | Roll motion damping device for a floating body |
RU2461489C2 (en) * | 2010-09-15 | 2012-09-20 | Российская Федерация, от имени которой выступает Министерство промышленности и торговли Российской Федерации (Минпромторг России) | Displacement ship with air cavities in bottom |
US8166899B1 (en) * | 2010-11-09 | 2012-05-01 | Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. | Air cavity vessel having longitudinal and transverse partitions |
RU2488511C2 (en) * | 2011-10-11 | 2013-07-27 | Российская Федерация, от имени которой выступает Министерство промышленности и торговли Российской Федерации (Минпромторг России) | Displacement vessel with air cavities |
Family Cites Families (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US1621625A (en) * | 1925-09-14 | 1927-03-22 | Vasco F Casey | Air-floated barge |
US1819216A (en) * | 1929-08-20 | 1931-08-18 | Warner Douglas Kent | Air cushion boat |
US3146752A (en) * | 1962-08-28 | 1964-09-01 | Allen G Ford | Captured air bubble vehicle |
US3198274A (en) * | 1963-03-19 | 1965-08-03 | George T Cocksedge | Aircraft |
US3288236A (en) * | 1965-01-05 | 1966-11-29 | Padial Guillermo Solomon | Hydro-air cushion vessels |
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1966
- 1966-05-11 US US549344A patent/US3481296A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1967
- 1967-05-05 GB GB20936/67A patent/GB1180482A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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WO1992003331A1 (en) * | 1990-08-28 | 1992-03-05 | Pierre Bourgogne | Method of transport using confined gas and/or liquid cushions |
FR2666291A1 (en) * | 1990-08-28 | 1992-03-06 | Bourgogne Pierre | TRANSPORTATION METHOD USING GASEOUS AND / OR LIQUID CUSHIONS, TOTALLY CONTAINED IN DEPTH OR CONTAINED AND REAGENTS ON THE SURFACE, WITH ADJUSTMENT OF CONTAINMENT WALLS. |
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Publication number | Publication date |
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US3481296A (en) | 1969-12-02 |
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