GB992898A - Variable-buoyancy floats - Google Patents

Variable-buoyancy floats

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Publication number
GB992898A
GB992898A GB1484/64A GB148464A GB992898A GB 992898 A GB992898 A GB 992898A GB 1484/64 A GB1484/64 A GB 1484/64A GB 148464 A GB148464 A GB 148464A GB 992898 A GB992898 A GB 992898A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
gas
valve
liquid
tank
water
Prior art date
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Expired
Application number
GB1484/64A
Inventor
Jean Margot
Gabriel Grivory
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Electricite de France SA
Engie SA
Original Assignee
Electricite de France SA
Gaz de France SA
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Application filed by Electricite de France SA, Gaz de France SA filed Critical Electricite de France SA
Publication of GB992898A publication Critical patent/GB992898A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L1/00—Laying or reclaiming pipes; Repairing or joining pipes on or under water
    • F16L1/12—Laying or reclaiming pipes on or under water
    • F16L1/20—Accessories therefor, e.g. floats, weights
    • F16L1/24—Floats; Weights
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B22/00—Buoys
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B1/00—Installations or systems with accumulators; Supply reservoir or sump assemblies
    • F15B1/02—Installations or systems with accumulators
    • F15B1/04—Accumulators
    • F15B1/08—Accumulators using a gas cushion; Gas charging devices; Indicators or floats therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B2207/00—Buoyancy or ballast means
    • B63B2207/02—Variable ballast or buoyancy
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B2201/00—Accumulators
    • F15B2201/20—Accumulator cushioning means
    • F15B2201/205—Accumulator cushioning means using gas
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B2201/00—Accumulators
    • F15B2201/30—Accumulator separating means
    • F15B2201/305—Accumulator separating means without separating means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B2201/00—Accumulators
    • F15B2201/40—Constructional details of accumulators not otherwise provided for
    • F15B2201/41—Liquid ports
    • F15B2201/411—Liquid ports having valve means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B2201/00—Accumulators
    • F15B2201/40—Constructional details of accumulators not otherwise provided for
    • F15B2201/415—Gas ports
    • F15B2201/4155—Gas ports having valve means

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (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)
  • Float Valves (AREA)

Abstract

992,898. Variable buoyancy buoys. ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE, and GAZ DE FRANCE. Jan. 13, 1964 [Jan. 16, 1963], No. 1484/64. Heading B7A. A variable buoyancy float includes a rigid tank 1 with a gas inlet valve 25, a water orifice 10 formed with a valve seating, a quantity of lighter than water liquid 29 filling the lower part of the tank, gas 30 filling the remainder of the tank, and a valve 20 for controlling said orifice. Normally the valve 20 sinks in the liquid 29 to close the orifice 10. When the float is immersed to a depth where the hydrostatic pressure exceeds the pressure of the gas 30, water lifts the valve 20 and enters the float, the liquid 29 rising to compress the gas. The quantity of liquid 29 is sufficient to preserve floatability of the tank when the pressure produced by the entering water has compressed the gas to a practically negligible volume.
GB1484/64A 1963-01-16 1964-01-13 Variable-buoyancy floats Expired GB992898A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR921557A FR1361334A (en) 1963-01-16 1963-01-16 Pressure vessel and its applications

Publications (1)

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GB992898A true GB992898A (en) 1965-05-26

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US (1) US3189922A (en)
DK (1) DK106840C (en)
ES (1) ES295307A1 (en)
FR (1) FR1361334A (en)
GB (1) GB992898A (en)
NL (1) NL6400056A (en)
OA (1) OA00738A (en)
SE (1) SE316697B (en)

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US4448266A (en) * 1980-11-14 1984-05-15 Potts Harold L Deep water riser system for offshore drilling
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US3125975A (en) * 1964-03-24 Submergible hull propulsion and control system
US1959321A (en) * 1931-12-29 1934-05-15 Boston Blacking & Chemical Co Method and composition for use in securing together pieces of stock
US2919670A (en) * 1955-11-03 1960-01-05 Martin Co Self-sealing one-way drain valve
US3066324A (en) * 1960-02-12 1962-12-04 Us Industries Inc Floats
US3114920A (en) * 1960-06-02 1963-12-24 Electricite De France Floats

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CN111874184B (en) * 2020-08-18 2024-05-14 交通运输部北海航海保障中心天津海事测绘中心 Loss prevention device for marine equipment

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NL6400056A (en) 1964-07-17
OA00738A (en) 1967-07-15
US3189922A (en) 1965-06-22
SE316697B (en) 1969-10-27
ES295307A1 (en) 1964-08-16
FR1361334A (en) 1964-05-22
DK106840C (en) 1967-03-20

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