GB1262136A - Buoyancy control apparatus for submersible vessels - Google Patents

Buoyancy control apparatus for submersible vessels

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Publication number
GB1262136A
GB1262136A GB3968/69A GB396869A GB1262136A GB 1262136 A GB1262136 A GB 1262136A GB 3968/69 A GB3968/69 A GB 3968/69A GB 396869 A GB396869 A GB 396869A GB 1262136 A GB1262136 A GB 1262136A
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Prior art keywords
tank
vessel
line
gas
float
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GB3968/69A
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Oscar Ferrer Munguet
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B41/00—Pumping installations or systems specially adapted for elastic fluids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63G—OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS; MINE-LAYING; MINE-SWEEPING; SUBMARINES; AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
    • B63G8/00—Underwater vessels, e.g. submarines; Equipment specially adapted therefor
    • B63G8/14—Control of attitude or depth
    • B63G8/22—Adjustment of buoyancy by water ballasting; Emptying equipment for ballast tanks
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B25/00—Multi-stage pumps
    • F04B25/02—Multi-stage pumps of stepped piston type
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D11/00—Control of flow ratio
    • G05D11/02—Controlling ratio of two or more flows of fluid or fluent material
    • G05D11/03—Controlling ratio of two or more flows of fluid or fluent material without auxiliary power
    • 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/2931—Diverse fluid containing pressure systems
    • Y10T137/3115—Gas pressure storage over or displacement of liquid
    • Y10T137/3127—With gas maintenance or application

Abstract

1,262,136. Underwater vessels. O. F. MUNGUET. 23 Jan., 1969 [25 Jan., 1968], No. 3968/69. Headings B7A and B7M. A device for adjusting the buoyancy of a submersible vessel comprises a gas-filled tank 19 in the vessel and maintained at the required pressure by a compressor 1, the compressor 1 being arranged to constantly withdraw gas from the tank and either return it to the tank through a line 14, or deliver it to high pressure bottles 17 for subsequent supply to the tank. The tank 19 is open at its bottom to the water and contains a float 23 having a rod 44 controlling through a lever 24, a valve 27 and a switch 28. The device operates automatically to maintain the vessel at a selected depth. If the vessel is at the selected depth, gas is withdrawn into the firststage cylinder 7 through a line 12 and is returned to the tank through the line 14. Should the vessel descend the float 23 rises, thereby causing opening of the valve 27 whereby gas is delivered to the tank from the bottles 17 via a line 43. In the event of the vessel ascending, the float 23 causes the switch 28 to be actuated and thus operate a solenoid valve 13 so that gas is delivered from the first stage outlet 4 into the second-stage cylinder 8, the line 14 being isolated. The gas discharged from the cylinder 8 charges up the bottles 17. To change the selected depth a switch 26 is actuated to cause an electric motor 25 to re-position the float, whereafter the device automatically operates to establish the vessel at the new depth. The tank 19 may have elastic walls exteriorly subject to the water pressure to cause movement of the rod 44, in which case the float is dispensed with, Fig. 3 (not shown). The vessel may be a converted tanker or aircraft, Fig. 8 (not shown), having fore and aft oil-filled tanks interconnected by a line having a reversible pump for transferring oil from one tank to the other for effecting automatic levelling. A mast for conducting engine air and exhaust is provided. The device may also be used to control the buoyancy of a diver.
GB3968/69A 1968-01-25 1969-01-23 Buoyancy control apparatus for submersible vessels Expired GB1262136A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ES349747A ES349747A1 (en) 1968-01-25 1968-01-25 Fluid pressure regulating device

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GB1262136A true GB1262136A (en) 1972-02-02

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GB32749/71A Expired GB1262137A (en) 1968-01-25 1969-01-23 Improvements in or relating to compressor control devices
GB3968/69A Expired GB1262136A (en) 1968-01-25 1969-01-23 Buoyancy control apparatus for submersible vessels

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GB32749/71A Expired GB1262137A (en) 1968-01-25 1969-01-23 Improvements in or relating to compressor control devices

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US (1) US3664366A (en)
BE (1) BE727362A (en)
DE (1) DE1902900A1 (en)
ES (1) ES349747A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2000743A1 (en)
GB (2) GB1262137A (en)
NL (1) NL6901211A (en)

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GB2351718A (en) * 1999-07-09 2001-01-10 Dr James Edward Stangroom Improvements in, or relating to,the control of buoyancy underwater at great depths

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2351718A (en) * 1999-07-09 2001-01-10 Dr James Edward Stangroom Improvements in, or relating to,the control of buoyancy underwater at great depths
GB2351718B (en) * 1999-07-09 2003-02-12 Dr James Edward Stangroom Improvements in, or related to, the control of buoyancy underwater at great de pths

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FR2000743A1 (en) 1969-09-12
DE1902900A1 (en) 1969-09-11
GB1262137A (en) 1972-02-02
BE727362A (en) 1969-07-01
NL6901211A (en) 1969-07-29
ES349747A1 (en) 1969-04-01
US3664366A (en) 1972-05-23

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