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WO2008099045A1
WO2008099045A1 PCT/FI2007/000035 FI2007000035W WO2008099045A1 WO 2008099045 A1 WO2008099045 A1 WO 2008099045A1 FI 2007000035 W FI2007000035 W FI 2007000035W WO 2008099045 A1 WO2008099045 A1 WO 2008099045A1
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Mauno Reiala
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Priority to PCT/FI2007/000084 priority patent/WO2008099046A1/en
Priority to FI20080126A priority patent/FI20080126A0/en
Priority to FI20080179A priority patent/FI20080179A0/en
Priority to SE0801337A priority patent/SE0801337L/en
Publication of WO2008099045A1 publication Critical patent/WO2008099045A1/en
Priority to FI20080599A priority patent/FI20080599A/en

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03B—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
    • F03B17/00—Other machines or engines
    • F03B17/02—Other machines or engines using hydrostatic thrust
    • 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
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/20—Hydro energy

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  • the object of the invention is a buoyancy engine constructed in accordance with the buoyancy machine of FI patent claim 793785 that can be submerged in a lake and operated with various fuels, e.g. bio fuels.
  • the buoyancy height of the apparatus should be big and the expansion of the buoyant compartment considerable, and the flow resistance of the buoyant belt should be as small as possible; and the construction of the engine should be simple and easily convertible into big power plants in, for instance, lakes; and besides other fuels it should be operable with natural gas and bio fuels.
  • the buoyant compartments have been formed within a belt rotating in a liquid, such as water; and the buoyant compartment contains substances, known in themselves, expanding to steam by means of heat, such as solar heat or heat stored in a lake or heat escaping through the wall of a building, and creating a buoyant force.
  • the liquid compartments in the upward and downward part have been separated from each other by means of an insulating sheet.
  • the buoyant belt revolves rotating a drum placed near the bottom of the liquid.
  • the buoyancy machine can operate in a lake.
  • the flow resistance of the buoyant belt is small. Structures and operations of natural gas engines and gasoline and diesel engines are known in themselves.
  • Bio fuels such as ethanol and fuels produced from reed granary grass and bio waste are known in themselves.
  • the mixture of natural gas and hydrogen with a good heat value is known in itself.
  • the electric apparatus producing hydrogen by electrolysis is known in itself. Big lens and multi lens power plants separating hydrogen from water by means of solar energy defined in European patent 0756690 and US claim 10/328,218 are known in themselves.
  • Benefits of a buoyancy engine To produce expansion, energy is needed just for a short period of time, and the buoyant force produces energy for a long time (the time needed to achieve the buoyancy height); with a small flow resistance the efficiency is rather good. - Almost all fuels, e.g. the mixture of natural gas and hydrogen, bio fuels and liquid gas, can be used. - Pressurized air can be used. - The structure of a buoyancy engine is relatively simple and inexpensive, and the engine has very few moving parts or parts that should be sealed. - A buoyancy engine is a low-priced option to be constructed as a big power plant in a lake or a small producer of electricity for a summerhouse. The purpose of the invention is to develop the said buoyancy machine into a buoyancy engine with the above benefits. This aim can be achieved through the characteristics of the invention defined in the patent claim.
  • FIG 1 The buoyant belt of FIG 1 is formed of cylinders and that of FIG 2 of plastic films.
  • the revolving direction of the buoyant belt as well as the feeding of fuel and the removal of exhaust gases has been marked with arrows.
  • buoyant belt (3) formed of successive buoyant compartments (1); and the buoyant movement produced by the buoyant force of the substance in the buoyant compartments (1) has been restored by means of a device utilizing torsion and capacity, such as an electric generator placed at the upper axle (5); and the buoyant belt (3) is made of successive cylinders (6) fastened together with joints (8) or equivalent and provided with sealed partitions (7) or equivalent movable by pressure, which form a buoyant compartment (1); and/or the buoyant belt (3) is provided with successive pillow- like or equivalent buoyant compartments (1), which are formed by pressure in between two stretchy plastic films or equivalent; and/or the buoyant compartments (1) in the buoyant belt (3) have been made of two rigid plastic plates or equivalent, fastened together at the edges by means of stretchy accordion-like folds or equivalent; and/or there is a feeding apparatus (9) or equivalent for fuel and/or a fuel mixture and/or pressurized air at the lower axle (4)
  • the buoyant compartment (1) or equivalent there may be a booster for expansion force and amount, such as an accordion cylinder, known in itself, and/or a lever device, and/or an device maintaining the expansion or equivalent.
  • the apparatus may be provided with a control device for mechanical and/or electrical regulation of the operation and timing of the fuel feeding apparatus (9) and/or the ignition and/or the exhaust device and/or the booster.
  • the buoyant belt (3) or equivalent may be arranged so as to move up and down in the buoyant liquid (2).
  • the buoyancy engine may be constructed in a lake or equivalent, such as a power plant extending up to the height of 20 meters and the width of 100 meters, producing electricity.
  • An apparatus producing hydrogen and/or a multi lens power plant may be combined with the buoyancy engine.

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Abstract

A buoyant belt (3) is submerged in the buoyant liquid (2) of the buoyancy engine; and the buoyant compartments (1) in the buoyant belt (3) consist of successive cylinders (6) fastened together by means of joints (8) and provided with partitions (7), which move by means of pressure; or the buoyant belt (3) consists of successive pillow-like buoyant compartments (1) made of elastic films; and at the lower axle (4) or equivalent there is a feeder apparatus (9) for fuel or pressurized air, or corresponding fuel pipes extending up to the buoyant compartment (1); and/or there is a pressure chamber in the apparatus where the combustion or explosion of fuel takes place, such as a pressure chamber always containing pressurized combustion gas or equivalent, e.g. pressurized air, which is fed by means of a feeder apparatus (9) or equivalent to the buoyant compartment (1) when at the lowest point; and at the upper axle (5) or equivalent there is an exhaust device (10) for exhaust gases or pressurized air intended to open the buoyant compartments (1). In the buoyant compartment (1) there may be an expansion booster with an apparatus increasing the force and amount of expansion, such as an accordion-like cylinder or a lever device. The buoyancy engine can be constructed as a big electric power plant in a lake. The buoyancy engine can also be built in a lake to produce electricity for a summerhouse. An apparatus producing hydrogen by electrolysis or a multi lens power plant can be combined to a buoyancy engine constructed as a power plant.

Description

BUOYANCY ENGINE
The object of the invention is a buoyancy engine constructed in accordance with the buoyancy machine of FI patent claim 793785 that can be submerged in a lake and operated with various fuels, e.g. bio fuels.
To produce a lot of kinetic energy by means of buoyant force the buoyancy height of the apparatus should be big and the expansion of the buoyant compartment considerable, and the flow resistance of the buoyant belt should be as small as possible; and the construction of the engine should be simple and easily convertible into big power plants in, for instance, lakes; and besides other fuels it should be operable with natural gas and bio fuels.
In the buoyancy engine constructed in accordance with patent claim 793785 the buoyant compartments have been formed within a belt rotating in a liquid, such as water; and the buoyant compartment contains substances, known in themselves, expanding to steam by means of heat, such as solar heat or heat stored in a lake or heat escaping through the wall of a building, and creating a buoyant force. The liquid compartments in the upward and downward part have been separated from each other by means of an insulating sheet. The buoyant belt revolves rotating a drum placed near the bottom of the liquid. The buoyancy machine can operate in a lake. The flow resistance of the buoyant belt is small. Structures and operations of natural gas engines and gasoline and diesel engines are known in themselves. Bio fuels, such as ethanol and fuels produced from reed granary grass and bio waste are known in themselves. The mixture of natural gas and hydrogen with a good heat value is known in itself. The electric apparatus producing hydrogen by electrolysis is known in itself. Big lens and multi lens power plants separating hydrogen from water by means of solar energy defined in European patent 0756690 and US claim 10/328,218 are known in themselves.
Benefits of a buoyancy engine: — To produce expansion, energy is needed just for a short period of time, and the buoyant force produces energy for a long time (the time needed to achieve the buoyancy height); with a small flow resistance the efficiency is rather good. - Almost all fuels, e.g. the mixture of natural gas and hydrogen, bio fuels and liquid gas, can be used. - Pressurized air can be used. - The structure of a buoyancy engine is relatively simple and inexpensive, and the engine has very few moving parts or parts that should be sealed. - A buoyancy engine is a low-priced option to be constructed as a big power plant in a lake or a small producer of electricity for a summerhouse. The purpose of the invention is to develop the said buoyancy machine into a buoyancy engine with the above benefits. This aim can be achieved through the characteristics of the invention defined in the patent claim.
Hereunder, the invention is described in more detail with reference to the enclosed two drawings in scale 1 :20 showing submersible buoyancy engines, consistent with the invention, that can be constructed in lakes. The buoyant belt of FIG 1 is formed of cylinders and that of FIG 2 of plastic films. The revolving direction of the buoyant belt as well as the feeding of fuel and the removal of exhaust gases has been marked with arrows.
In the buoyant liquid (2) of the buoyancy engine, such as a lake, there is a buoyant belt (3) formed of successive buoyant compartments (1); and the buoyant movement produced by the buoyant force of the substance in the buoyant compartments (1) has been restored by means of a device utilizing torsion and capacity, such as an electric generator placed at the upper axle (5); and the buoyant belt (3) is made of successive cylinders (6) fastened together with joints (8) or equivalent and provided with sealed partitions (7) or equivalent movable by pressure, which form a buoyant compartment (1); and/or the buoyant belt (3) is provided with successive pillow- like or equivalent buoyant compartments (1), which are formed by pressure in between two stretchy plastic films or equivalent; and/or the buoyant compartments (1) in the buoyant belt (3) have been made of two rigid plastic plates or equivalent, fastened together at the edges by means of stretchy accordion-like folds or equivalent; and/or there is a feeding apparatus (9) or equivalent for fuel and/or a fuel mixture and/or pressurized air at the lower axle (4), extending up to the buoyant compartment (1); and/or the feeding of fuel has been correspondingly arranged through pipes; and /or the apparatus is provided with an ignition device, such as a plug; and/or the apparatus has a separate pressure chamber where the combustion and/or the explosion of fuel occurs; and/or there is always pressurized gas or equivalent, such as pressurized air, in the pressure chamber, which is fed into the buoyant compartment (1) when at its lowest point; and at the upper axle (5) or equivalent there is an exhaust device (10) for exhaust gas or pressurized air, such as an exhaust valve constructed so as to open up when the buoyant compartment (1) is at its highest point.
In the buoyant compartment (1) or equivalent there may be a booster for expansion force and amount, such as an accordion cylinder, known in itself, and/or a lever device, and/or an device maintaining the expansion or equivalent. The apparatus may be provided with a control device for mechanical and/or electrical regulation of the operation and timing of the fuel feeding apparatus (9) and/or the ignition and/or the exhaust device and/or the booster.
The buoyant belt (3) or equivalent may be arranged so as to move up and down in the buoyant liquid (2).
The buoyancy engine may be constructed in a lake or equivalent, such as a power plant extending up to the height of 20 meters and the width of 100 meters, producing electricity.
An apparatus producing hydrogen and/or a multi lens power plant, known in themselves, may be combined with the buoyancy engine.

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PATENT CLAIMS
A buoyancy engine with a buoyant belt (3) submerged in a liquid (2), such as a lake, and formed of successive buoyant compartments (1); and the upward movement produced by the buoyant force of a substance in the buoyant compartments (1) is recovered by means of an apparatus utilizing torsion and capacity, such as an electric generator combined with the upper axle (5); characterized in that the buoyant belt (3) has cylinders (6) forming a buoyant compartment (1), the cylinders being provided with sealed walls (7) or equivalent moving by pressure and successively fastened together with joints (8) or equivalent; and/or that the buoyant belt (3) comprises successive pillow-like buoyant compartments (1) or equivalent formed by pressure between two elastic plastic films or equivalent fastened together from edges; and/or that the buoyant compartments (1) in the buoyant belt (3) have been formed of two rigid plastic plates or equivalent fastened from edges with stretchy accordion-like bellows or equivalent; and/or that the lower axle (4) or equivalent is provided with a feeder apparatus (9) for fuel and/or fuel-air mixture and/or pressurized air extending up to the buoyant compartment (1); and/or that the feeding of fuel has been correspondingly arranged by means of pipes; and/or that there is an ignition device in the apparatus, such as an ignition plug; and/or that there is a separate pressure chamber in the apparatus where the burning and/or the explosion of fuel occurs; and/or that there is always pressurized gas or equivalent, such as pressurized air, in the pressure chamber that is fed into the buoyant compartment (1) when at the lowest point; and there is an exhaust device (10) for exhaust gas or pressurized air at the upper axle (5) or equivalent, such as an exhaust valve arranged to open when the buoyant compartment (1) is at the highest point.
2. A buoyancy engine as defined in claim 1, characterized in that there is a booster of expansion force and amount in the buoyant compartment (1) or equivalent, such as an accordion-like foldable cylinder known in itself, and/or a lever mechanism and/or a device to maintain the expansion or equivalent.
3. A buoyancy engine as defined in claims 1 and/or 2, characterized in that the apparatus is provided with a control device for mechanical and/or electric regulation of the operation and timing of the fuel feeder apparatus (9) and/or the ignition and/or the exhaust device (10) and/or the booster.
4. A buoyancy engine as defined in any of these claims, characterized in that the buoyant belt (3) or equivalent is arranged so as to move up and down in the buoyant liquid (2).
5. A buoyancy engine as defined in any of the above claims, formed as a power plant and characterized in that it has been built in a lake or equivalent, such as an electric power plant with the height of up to 20 meters and the width of 100 meters.
6. A buoyancy engine as defined in any of the above claims, characterized in that it is combined with an apparatus producing hydrogen by electrolysis and/or a multi lens power plant, known in themselves.
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CN200780051333A CN101646862A (en) 2007-02-14 2007-02-14 Buoyancy engine
PCT/FI2007/000035 WO2008099045A1 (en) 2007-02-14 2007-02-14 Buoyancy engine
PCT/FI2007/000084 WO2008099046A1 (en) 2007-02-14 2007-04-03 Explosion, phase, heat and buoyancy engine
FI20080126A FI20080126A0 (en) 2007-02-14 2008-02-18 Plant for electricity production for a high-rise building and plant for adjusting the counterweight in a lift and lift for a lifting power plant
FI20080179A FI20080179A0 (en) 2007-02-14 2008-03-03 Magnetic lift lift motor and combination of geothermal and solar heat
SE0801337A SE0801337L (en) 2007-02-14 2008-06-09 Laivanostemoottori-Boat Lift Fluid Engine
FI20080599A FI20080599A (en) 2007-02-14 2008-10-31 Phase, gas pressure, magnetic and casing belt lift motors

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