GB2110307A - A ship's propellor having two or more perforated hollow blades - Google Patents

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GB2110307A
GB2110307A GB08232712A GB8232712A GB2110307A GB 2110307 A GB2110307 A GB 2110307A GB 08232712 A GB08232712 A GB 08232712A GB 8232712 A GB8232712 A GB 8232712A GB 2110307 A GB2110307 A GB 2110307A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63H—MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING
    • B63H1/00—Propulsive elements directly acting on water
    • B63H1/02—Propulsive elements directly acting on water of rotary type
    • B63H1/12—Propulsive elements directly acting on water of rotary type with rotation axis substantially in propulsive direction
    • B63H1/14—Propellers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F27/00—Mixers with rotary stirring devices in fixed receptacles; Kneaders
    • B01F27/05—Stirrers
    • B01F27/11—Stirrers characterised by the configuration of the stirrers
    • B01F27/113—Propeller-shaped stirrers for producing an axial flow, e.g. shaped like a ship or aircraft propeller
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F3/00—Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F3/02—Aerobic processes
    • C02F3/12—Activated sludge processes
    • C02F3/20—Activated sludge processes using diffusers
    • C02F3/205—Moving, e.g. rotary, diffusers; Stationary diffusers with moving, e.g. rotary, distributors
    • C02F3/207—Moving, e.g. rotary, diffusers; Stationary diffusers with moving, e.g. rotary, distributors with axial thrust propellers
    • 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
    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
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Abstract

Each blade 1 has perforations 2 on the lee side thereof and is connected via a passage 4 through the hub 3 with the thrust side of the propellor. This arrangement, which during rotation of the propellor causes water to flow from the thrust side of the propellor via the passage in the hub to the hollow space in the corresponding blade and thence via the perforations to the region at the lee side of the propellor, has been found to improve the propellor's efficiency in operation in a ship's propulsion mechanism. <IMAGE>

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SPECIFICATION A ship's propellor having two or more perforated hollow blades This invention relates to a ship's propellor having two or more hollow perforated blades mounted on a hub having a passage therein.
Netherlands patent application No. 76.01422 discloses a ship's propellor comprising hollow blades mounted around a hub, which blades are provided with perforations either on the thrust side or on the suction or lee side, and further each communicate via a corresponding passage provided in the hub with the drive shaft around which the hub is mounted, which shaft is also hollow. The hollow shaft is further connected to a source of gaseous, liquid, or powdered material.
Forming part of the propulsion mechanism of a ship, such a propellor is effective to achieve that as it rotates, either from excess pressure, or under the influence of suction action originating from the propellor during rotation, the materials referred to are transported via the hollow shaft and the passages provided in the hub to the hollow propellor blades, and to flow subsequently via the perforations into the ambient water to be dispersed therein.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a ship's propellor of the kind defined in the opening paragraph and having an improved efficiency with regard to the propulsion mechanism.
According to the present invention, there is provided a ship's propellor which is characterized in that each hollow blade is perforated at the lee side thereof, and via a passage through the hub is connected with the thrust side of the propellor.
During the rotation of the ship's propellor according to the invention, which is mounted around a normal solid shaft, in any case one through which no materials are admitted to the hollows of the propellor blades during rotation, water flows from the region at the thrust side of the propellor via the passage through the hub to the hollow space in the corresponding propellor blade and thence via the perforations to the region at the lee side of the propellor. It has been found that this water recycling is accompanied by a considerable improvement of the efficiency of the propellor's operation which depends on the rate of rotation and is noticeable from fuel consumption, the ship's velocity, and tractive power.
In one embodiment of the propellor according to the invention, and one which is advantageous for the improvement in efficiency of the propellor's operation, each passage through the hub at the thrust side of the propellor is directed substantially parallel to the axis of rotation.
In an effective embodiment, the perforations at the lee side of the propellor blades are provided parallel to and, as viewed in the direction of rotation of the propellor, just behind the tractrix. It is conceded that such a feature is known per se from Netherlands patent application 7803906.
That, however, concerns a propellor with which a gaseous, powdered or liquid material is dispersed in a liquid using imploding cavities. The present invention, on the other hand, relates to a propellor serving for the propulsion of a ship.
It has been experimentally determined by means of a ship in practice that, under comparable conditions a propellor according to the invention, which had three blades, resulted in a considerable improvement in propulsion efficiency as compared with an identical propellor but without perforations in the blades and without the presence of a passage in the propellor's hub.
The improvement in efficiency under the selected test conditions depended on the rate of rotation of the propellor in the sense that after passing through a maximum the efficiency decreased when the speed was increased further. In the range of 250-350 r.p.m. measured by the ship's velocity an improvement of approximately 8~6% could be determined with the propellor according to the invention; measured by the tractive force an improvement of about 39-16%; and when fuel consumption was calculated as a function of the ship's velocity the propellor according to the invention exhibited an improvement relative to the normal propellor of about 7 to 8% on average.
One embodiment of the ship's propellor according to the invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing, which shows an axial view of the propellor according to the invention from the lee side thereof.
In the drawing, 1 designates a hollow propellor blade which is provided with perforations 2 parallel to the tractrix 5. The propellor blade is connected to a hub 3 provided with a passage 4, which connects the thrust side region of the propellor with the hollow space of the propellor blade.
Naturally the ship's propellor as described hereinbefore and shown in the drawing can be modified without departing from the scope of the invention. Thus the shape and the number of perforation, the shape of the cavity in a propellor blade, and the shape and dimensions of the passage through the hub can be adapted in order to reduce flow resistance for the water being recycled.
Claims
1. A ship's propellor comprising two or more hollow perforated blades mounted on a hub having a passage therein, characterized in that each hollow blade is perforated at the lee side thereof, and via a passage through the hub is connected with the thrust side of the propellor.
2. A propellor according to claim 1, characterized in that each passage through the hub at the thrust side of the propellor is directed substantially parallel to the axis of rotation.
**WARNING** end of DESC field may overlap start of CLMS **.

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**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION A ship's propellor having two or more perforated hollow blades This invention relates to a ship's propellor having two or more hollow perforated blades mounted on a hub having a passage therein. Netherlands patent application No. 76.01422 discloses a ship's propellor comprising hollow blades mounted around a hub, which blades are provided with perforations either on the thrust side or on the suction or lee side, and further each communicate via a corresponding passage provided in the hub with the drive shaft around which the hub is mounted, which shaft is also hollow. The hollow shaft is further connected to a source of gaseous, liquid, or powdered material. Forming part of the propulsion mechanism of a ship, such a propellor is effective to achieve that as it rotates, either from excess pressure, or under the influence of suction action originating from the propellor during rotation, the materials referred to are transported via the hollow shaft and the passages provided in the hub to the hollow propellor blades, and to flow subsequently via the perforations into the ambient water to be dispersed therein. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ship's propellor of the kind defined in the opening paragraph and having an improved efficiency with regard to the propulsion mechanism. According to the present invention, there is provided a ship's propellor which is characterized in that each hollow blade is perforated at the lee side thereof, and via a passage through the hub is connected with the thrust side of the propellor. During the rotation of the ship's propellor according to the invention, which is mounted around a normal solid shaft, in any case one through which no materials are admitted to the hollows of the propellor blades during rotation, water flows from the region at the thrust side of the propellor via the passage through the hub to the hollow space in the corresponding propellor blade and thence via the perforations to the region at the lee side of the propellor. It has been found that this water recycling is accompanied by a considerable improvement of the efficiency of the propellor's operation which depends on the rate of rotation and is noticeable from fuel consumption, the ship's velocity, and tractive power. In one embodiment of the propellor according to the invention, and one which is advantageous for the improvement in efficiency of the propellor's operation, each passage through the hub at the thrust side of the propellor is directed substantially parallel to the axis of rotation. In an effective embodiment, the perforations at the lee side of the propellor blades are provided parallel to and, as viewed in the direction of rotation of the propellor, just behind the tractrix. It is conceded that such a feature is known per se from Netherlands patent application 7803906. That, however, concerns a propellor with which a gaseous, powdered or liquid material is dispersed in a liquid using imploding cavities. The present invention, on the other hand, relates to a propellor serving for the propulsion of a ship. It has been experimentally determined by means of a ship in practice that, under comparable conditions a propellor according to the invention, which had three blades, resulted in a considerable improvement in propulsion efficiency as compared with an identical propellor but without perforations in the blades and without the presence of a passage in the propellor's hub. The improvement in efficiency under the selected test conditions depended on the rate of rotation of the propellor in the sense that after passing through a maximum the efficiency decreased when the speed was increased further. In the range of 250-350 r.p.m. measured by the ship's velocity an improvement of approximately 8~6% could be determined with the propellor according to the invention; measured by the tractive force an improvement of about 39-16%; and when fuel consumption was calculated as a function of the ship's velocity the propellor according to the invention exhibited an improvement relative to the normal propellor of about 7 to 8% on average. One embodiment of the ship's propellor according to the invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing, which shows an axial view of the propellor according to the invention from the lee side thereof. In the drawing, 1 designates a hollow propellor blade which is provided with perforations 2 parallel to the tractrix 5. The propellor blade is connected to a hub 3 provided with a passage 4, which connects the thrust side region of the propellor with the hollow space of the propellor blade. Naturally the ship's propellor as described hereinbefore and shown in the drawing can be modified without departing from the scope of the invention. Thus the shape and the number of perforation, the shape of the cavity in a propellor blade, and the shape and dimensions of the passage through the hub can be adapted in order to reduce flow resistance for the water being recycled. Claims
1. A ship's propellor comprising two or more hollow perforated blades mounted on a hub having a passage therein, characterized in that each hollow blade is perforated at the lee side thereof, and via a passage through the hub is connected with the thrust side of the propellor.
2. A propellor according to claim 1, characterized in that each passage through the hub at the thrust side of the propellor is directed substantially parallel to the axis of rotation.
3. A propellor according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the perforations are disposed parallel to, and, as viewed in the direction of rotation of the propellor, just behind the tractrix.
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