WO2003043879A1 - Apparatus for directing a water flow and vessel provided therewith - Google Patents

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WO2003043879A1
WO2003043879A1 PCT/NL2002/000756 NL0200756W WO03043879A1 WO 2003043879 A1 WO2003043879 A1 WO 2003043879A1 NL 0200756 W NL0200756 W NL 0200756W WO 03043879 A1 WO03043879 A1 WO 03043879A1
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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 
    • B63B39/00—Equipment to decrease pitch, roll, or like unwanted vessel movements; Apparatus for indicating vessel attitude
    • B63B39/06—Equipment to decrease pitch, roll, or like unwanted vessel movements; Apparatus for indicating vessel attitude to decrease vessel movements by using foils acting on ambient water
    • B63B39/061—Equipment to decrease pitch, roll, or like unwanted vessel movements; Apparatus for indicating vessel attitude to decrease vessel movements by using foils acting on ambient water by using trimflaps, i.e. flaps mounted on the rear of a boat, e.g. speed boat
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B39/00—Equipment to decrease pitch, roll, or like unwanted vessel movements; Apparatus for indicating vessel attitude
    • B63B39/06—Equipment to decrease pitch, roll, or like unwanted vessel movements; Apparatus for indicating vessel attitude to decrease vessel movements by using foils acting on ambient water
    • B63B2039/067—Equipment to decrease pitch, roll, or like unwanted vessel movements; Apparatus for indicating vessel attitude to decrease vessel movements by using foils acting on ambient water effecting motion dampening by means of fixed or movable resistance bodies, e.g. by bilge keels
    • 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
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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for directing a water flow, to be fastened at the stern of a vessel below the water surface.
  • the invention also relates to a vessel provided with such an apparatus.
  • the invention relates to the problem that at a so-called hull speed and higher speeds, vessels slant backward. This is caused, among other things, by hydrodynamic forces under the forward part of the ship and by the reduction of bearing capacity at the stern. This effect occurs in particular with ships that have a U-shaped midship section with V-shaped fore- and afterbody, but ships with a semicircular body or a V-shaped body also exhibit this problem.
  • trim tabs at the ships ' stern are already known in the art.
  • Such trim tabs are fastened to the hull of the ship below the surface of the water.
  • Said trim tabs are designed as flat plates. Due to their simplicity, the angle at which these trim tabs are fastened can usually be adjusted as desired. The angle of the trim tab in relation to the ship's hull can be adjusted subject to the speed of the vessel.
  • the invention provides an apparatus as mentioned in the preamble, which is characterized in that the apparatus has a substantially convex upper main surface and a substantially concave lower main surface. In this way the interaction between the forces that are brought to bear upon the apparatus by the approaching flow of water is such that when the slant of the ship' s hull is increased, the buoyant force is increased.
  • the ship's hull is pushed upward at the position of the apparatus (i.e. the stern).
  • the design of this adaptation is chosen such that the vessel assumes an angle position in which a desirable longitudinal trim of the vessel can be guaranteed, irrespective of its speed.
  • the invention relates to a vessel as mentioned in claim 8, provided with an apparatus in accordance with one or several of the preceding claims.
  • a vessel has the advantage that it has a constant longitudinal trim irrespective of the speed of the vessel.
  • the upper main surface of the apparatus is formed substantially convex and the lower main surface of the apparatus substantially concave.
  • the water flowing along the apparatus produces an underpressure and at the underside an overpressure, resulting in a vertical lift.
  • the underpressure at the upper side of the apparatus will become greater, as will the overpressure at the underside of the apparatus. This will increase the vertical lift and will lift the apparatus toward the surface of the water.
  • the angle of the approaching flow of water to the hull and to the apparatus will also alter. In this position the approaching flow of water to the apparatus will be largely at the underside. Due to the concave form of the apparatus at the underside, the front rim of the apparatus will be directed slightly downward in the direction of the approaching flow of water resulting, among other things, in a laminar approaching flow of water along the profile. The fact that the rear side of the apparatus is directed downward when the ship is slanting backward, and the profile of the apparatus is concave at the underside and convex at the upper side, the approaching flow of water produces a strongly upward directed force to the apparatus (i.e.
  • a very surprising effect is that along the ship' s hull at the stern the wave system is much smoother. This may strongly reduce the wash (the divergent waves formed at the stern) that is usually formed. This also applies to the transverse waves. There is no simple explanation for this unexpected outcome.
  • the result is a reduction of the wave resistance, which may have a positive effect on the fuel consumption or, alternatively, may cause a speed increase at a constant fuel consumption compared with a vessel not provided with the apparatus according to the invention .
  • the apparatus according to the invention is particularly suitable to be used with vessels having a V-shaped afterbody. However, the apparatus may also be ' used with vessels having a less sharp stern.
  • the apparatus according to the invention may be manufactured from various materials. For example, it may be manufactured from a plastic, optionally reinforced, that may be solid or hollow. The apparatus may also be manufactured from other materials, such as metal. The apparatus may also be manufactured from natural materials such as wood. As will be shown in the figures, the apparatus according to the invention may consist of two separate pieces mounted at the stern to the port side and the starboard side of a vessel, or may form a part thereof. The apparatus may also be manufactured in one or several pieces, for example two pieces, in which case the same is mounted around the stern or at the sides of the stern, respectively.
  • the transition from the apparatus to the hull is preferably rounded off and may be formed as flange, serving at the same time as glueing surface.
  • the apparatus may be manufactured by moulding. However, machining is also a possibility for manufacturing the apparatus according to the invention.
  • the invention will be elucidated with reference to a drawing.
  • Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a double ended vessel provided with the apparatus according to the invention.
  • Fig. 2 show a longitudinal view of the double ended vessel according to Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3 shows a cross section of the apparatus according to the invention.
  • Fig. 4 show a cross section of a further embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention.
  • Fig. 5 shows a cross section of still another embodiment of the apparatus.
  • FIG. 6 shows a cross section of a further embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention.
  • the apparatus will be indicated with the term "wing”. This term must not be interpreted as a limitation .
  • Fig. 1 shows a vessel 1 which is provided with a wing 2.
  • the wing 2 is mounted to the stern of the vessel. As can be clearly seen in Fig. 2, the wing is positioned at a position under the surface of the water 3.
  • Fig. 3 shows a cross section of the profile of the wing 2 according to a first embodiment.
  • the direction of approaching flow of water to the wing is indicated with an arrow 4.
  • the flow approach side of the profile 2, the front 5, is rather sharp.
  • the rear side 6 of the profile is also sharp.
  • Fig. 3 also shows a base line 7 indicating the plane under the front side 5 and the rear side 6.
  • the direction of the approaching flow of water to the wing 2 is slightly from below. In practice this means that when the vessel is in a normal position in the water, both the rear side 6 of the wing 2 and the front side 5 of the wing 2 are oriented downward. Also, the rear side 6 is positioned lower than the front side 5.
  • Fig. 4 shows a particular embodiment of a cross section of a wing according to the invention.
  • the upper side 8 of the wing 2 is convex and the underside 9 is substantially concave. This creates a cavity between the baseline 7 and the underside 9 of the wing.
  • the concave surface of the underside of the wing changes to a convex surface. As shown, this distance 1 is the distance from the front side 5 of the wing 2 where the thickness d of the profile is maximal, d m .
  • the rear side 6 of the apparatus 2 is sharp.
  • 1 lies in the range from 0.01'L to 0.50-L, more preferably from 0.05-L to 0.4-L, still more preferably from 0.1 • L to 0.3-L, with L relating to the aforementioned total length.
  • the rear side 6 of the wing 2 does substantially not need to be much rounded off, for example, it may be more or less sharp.
  • FIG. 5 A simple embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention is shown in Fig. 5, in which the same is composed of five segments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
  • Each segment 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 is comprised of substantially one flat plate.
  • the segments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 have unequal dimensions.
  • each of the segments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 it is also possible for each of the segments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 to be embodied with the same form and dimensions.
  • the angle at which the segments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 are fastened to one another is optional, for example, so as to obtain a form that corresponds to some extent with the form of the wing according to Fig. 3 or Fig. 4.
  • the segments may be removably or permanently connected to one another, and may or may not be adjustable. This also applies for the variant shown in Fig. 6.

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The invention relates to an apparatus for directing a water flow, to be fastened at the stern of a vessel below the water surface. The invention is characterised in that the apparatus has a substantially convex upper main surface and a substantially concave lower main surface. With such an apparatus a vessel attains a more or less horizontal trim in the water, even at higher speeds. Slanting backward can be avoided almost completely. Partly thanks to this apparatus it is now possible, in particular for light displacement vessels with a V-shaped afterbody, to reach high speeds. According to a particular preferred embodiment the apparatus is characterized in that at a position near the front of the apparatus, the concave surface changes to a convex surface.

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Apparatus for directing a water flow and vessel provided therewith
The present invention relates to an apparatus for directing a water flow, to be fastened at the stern of a vessel below the water surface. The invention also relates to a vessel provided with such an apparatus. In general the invention relates to the problem that at a so-called hull speed and higher speeds, vessels slant backward. This is caused, among other things, by hydrodynamic forces under the forward part of the ship and by the reduction of bearing capacity at the stern. This effect occurs in particular with ships that have a U-shaped midship section with V-shaped fore- and afterbody, but ships with a semicircular body or a V-shaped body also exhibit this problem.
The use of so-called trim tabs at the ships ' stern is already known in the art. Such trim tabs are fastened to the hull of the ship below the surface of the water. Said trim tabs are designed as flat plates. Due to their simplicity, the angle at which these trim tabs are fastened can usually be adjusted as desired. The angle of the trim tab in relation to the ship's hull can be adjusted subject to the speed of the vessel.
It is an object of the invention to provide an improved apparatus of the kind mentioned in the preamble, that does not exhibit the above-mentioned drawbacks. More particularly, it is the object of the invention to provide an improved apparatus of this kind that can be fastened at a permanent position in relation to the ship's hull and that does not require an adjustment of the angle. In order to achieve at least one of the aforementioned objectives, the invention provides an apparatus as mentioned in the preamble, which is characterized in that the apparatus has a substantially convex upper main surface and a substantially concave lower main surface. In this way the interaction between the forces that are brought to bear upon the apparatus by the approaching flow of water is such that when the slant of the ship' s hull is increased, the buoyant force is increased. As a consequence, the ship's hull is pushed upward at the position of the apparatus (i.e. the stern). The design of this adaptation is chosen such that the vessel assumes an angle position in which a desirable longitudinal trim of the vessel can be guaranteed, irrespective of its speed.
Further preferred embodiments of the invention are described in the claims 2-7.
In accordance with a further aspect, the invention relates to a vessel as mentioned in claim 8, provided with an apparatus in accordance with one or several of the preceding claims. Such a vessel has the advantage that it has a constant longitudinal trim irrespective of the speed of the vessel.
It has been shown that it is especially advantageous for the upper main surface of the apparatus to be formed substantially convex and the lower main surface of the apparatus substantially concave. At the upper side, the water flowing along the apparatus produces an underpressure and at the underside an overpressure, resulting in a vertical lift. The more the apparatus tends to come to the water surface, or if the position of the vessel is more horizontal, the hydrodynamic underpressure at the upper side of the apparatus will decrease. On the other hand, if the vessel slants backwards, the underpressure at the upper side of the apparatus will become greater, as will the overpressure at the underside of the apparatus. This will increase the vertical lift and will lift the apparatus toward the surface of the water. As the ship's hull slants backward due to the hydrodynamic forces under the forward part of the ship, the angle of the approaching flow of water to the hull and to the apparatus will also alter. In this position the approaching flow of water to the apparatus will be largely at the underside. Due to the concave form of the apparatus at the underside, the front rim of the apparatus will be directed slightly downward in the direction of the approaching flow of water resulting, among other things, in a laminar approaching flow of water along the profile. The fact that the rear side of the apparatus is directed downward when the ship is slanting backward, and the profile of the apparatus is concave at the underside and convex at the upper side, the approaching flow of water produces a strongly upward directed force to the apparatus (i.e. a force directed away from the convex surface) . The combination of a concave surface and a convex surface has been shown to very effectively straighten the ship in numerous different positions, i.e. when it is slanting backward in a greater of lesser degree. Surprisingly, this renders it unnecessary to mount the apparatus to the ship so as to be adjustable.
A very surprising effect is that along the ship' s hull at the stern the wave system is much smoother. This may strongly reduce the wash (the divergent waves formed at the stern) that is usually formed. This also applies to the transverse waves. There is no simple explanation for this unexpected outcome. The result is a reduction of the wave resistance, which may have a positive effect on the fuel consumption or, alternatively, may cause a speed increase at a constant fuel consumption compared with a vessel not provided with the apparatus according to the invention .
The apparatus according to the invention is particularly suitable to be used with vessels having a V-shaped afterbody. However, the apparatus may also be ' used with vessels having a less sharp stern.
The apparatus according to the invention may be manufactured from various materials. For example, it may be manufactured from a plastic, optionally reinforced, that may be solid or hollow. The apparatus may also be manufactured from other materials, such as metal. The apparatus may also be manufactured from natural materials such as wood. As will be shown in the figures, the apparatus according to the invention may consist of two separate pieces mounted at the stern to the port side and the starboard side of a vessel, or may form a part thereof. The apparatus may also be manufactured in one or several pieces, for example two pieces, in which case the same is mounted around the stern or at the sides of the stern, respectively.
The transition from the apparatus to the hull is preferably rounded off and may be formed as flange, serving at the same time as glueing surface.
The apparatus may be manufactured by moulding. However, machining is also a possibility for manufacturing the apparatus according to the invention. Hereafter the invention will be elucidated with reference to a drawing.
Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a double ended vessel provided with the apparatus according to the invention. Fig. 2 show a longitudinal view of the double ended vessel according to Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 shows a cross section of the apparatus according to the invention.
Fig. 4 show a cross section of a further embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention. Fig. 5 shows a cross section of still another embodiment of the apparatus.
Fig. 6 shows a cross section of a further embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention. Hereafter the apparatus will be indicated with the term "wing". This term must not be interpreted as a limitation .
Fig. 1 shows a vessel 1 which is provided with a wing 2. The wing 2 is mounted to the stern of the vessel. As can be clearly seen in Fig. 2, the wing is positioned at a position under the surface of the water 3.
Fig. 3 shows a cross section of the profile of the wing 2 according to a first embodiment. The direction of approaching flow of water to the wing is indicated with an arrow 4. In this embodiment, the flow approach side of the profile 2, the front 5, is rather sharp. The rear side 6 of the profile is also sharp. Fig. 3 also shows a base line 7 indicating the plane under the front side 5 and the rear side 6. When the apparatus 2 is mounted on a vessel 1, as shown in Fig. 3, the direction of the approaching flow of water to the wing 2 is slightly from below. In practice this means that when the vessel is in a normal position in the water, both the rear side 6 of the wing 2 and the front side 5 of the wing 2 are oriented downward. Also, the rear side 6 is positioned lower than the front side 5.
Fig. 4 shows a particular embodiment of a cross section of a wing according to the invention. The upper side 8 of the wing 2 is convex and the underside 9 is substantially concave. This creates a cavity between the baseline 7 and the underside 9 of the wing. At a distance "1" from the front side 5 of the wing 2, which has a total length "L", the concave surface of the underside of the wing changes to a convex surface. As shown, this distance 1 is the distance from the front side 5 of the wing 2 where the thickness d of the profile is maximal, dm. The rear side 6 of the apparatus 2 is sharp.
According to a first preference, 1 lies in the range from 0.01'L to 0.50-L, more preferably from 0.05-L to 0.4-L, still more preferably from 0.1 • L to 0.3-L, with L relating to the aforementioned total length.
The rear side 6 of the wing 2 does substantially not need to be much rounded off, for example, it may be more or less sharp.
A simple embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention is shown in Fig. 5, in which the same is composed of five segments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. Each segment 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 is comprised of substantially one flat plate. In the embodiment shown, the segments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 have unequal dimensions. However, it is also possible for each of the segments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 to be embodied with the same form and dimensions. The angle at which the segments 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 are fastened to one another is optional, for example, so as to obtain a form that corresponds to some extent with the form of the wing according to Fig. 3 or Fig. 4. The segments may be removably or permanently connected to one another, and may or may not be adjustable. This also applies for the variant shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 6 shows a wing 20, which at its underside largely follows the baseline 1 , but is provided with a segment 19 extending downward so as to form the concave lower surface. It will be obvious that the invention is not limited to the embodiment shown in the drawing and extensively discussed in the description. In essence the invention is limited by the appended claims only.

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1. An apparatus for directing a water flow, to be fastened at the stern of a vessel below the water surface, characterised in that the apparatus has a substantially convex upper main surface and a substantially concave lower main surface.
2. An apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that at a position near the front of the device the concave surface changes to a convex surface.
3. An apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the rim at the front of the apparatus is directed downward in relation to the water surface/ water plane.
4. An apparatus according to one or several of the preceding claims, characterised in that the rear of the apparatus is directed downward in relation to the water plane.
5. An apparatus according to one or several of the preceding claims, characterised in that the same is comprised of segments joined in succession and placed at an angle to each other so as to form the concave lower main surface and the convex upper main surface.
6. An apparatus according to one or several of the preceding claims, characterised in that at the front there is a smooth transition between the concave and convex main surfaces.
7. An apparatus according to one or several of the preceding claims, characterised in that the apparatus has a total length L and over the length L a varying thickness d, with a thickness of the apparatus being maximal, dm, at a distance 1 from the front of the apparatus, with 1 ranging from 0.01 • L to 0.50-L, more preferably from 0.05-L to 0.40-L, still more preferably from 0.10-L to 0.30-L.
8. A vessel provided with an apparatus according to one of the claims 1-7.
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AU2002343258A AU2002343258A1 (en) 2001-11-21 2002-11-21 Apparatus for directing a water flow and vessel provided therewith
AT02780187T ATE298300T1 (en) 2001-11-21 2002-11-21 DEVICE FOR DIRECTING A JET OF WATER AND WATERCRAFT EQUIPPED THEREFROM
DK02780187T DK1448434T3 (en) 2001-11-21 2002-11-21 Vessel with a device for directing a stream of water
EP02780187A EP1448434B9 (en) 2001-11-21 2002-11-21 Apparatus for directing a water flow and vessel provided therewith
DE60204797T DE60204797T2 (en) 2001-11-21 2002-11-21 DEVICE FOR RADIATING A WATER JET AND THEREFORE EQUIPPED WATER VEHICLE

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