41 |
UNDERWATER VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH HEAT EXCHANGER |
US14596935 |
2015-01-14 |
US20150197326A1 |
2015-07-16 |
Mauro PESELLI |
An electric battery for the propulsion of vehicles in an underwater environment, comprising a cylindrical tubular casing defining a main chamber housing an anhydrous electrolyte; intake members to transfer a flow of water from the marine environment to the main chamber, to form, following execution of a water-intake command, a liquid electrolyte; a plurality of electrochemical cells housed in the tubular casing; a heat exchanger receiving as input electrolyte taken from the main chamber and an outlet communicating with an inlet of the electrochemical cells. The heat exchanger is provided in the cylindrical tubular portion and comprises at least one channel made in an inner wall of the cylindrical tubular portion, and extending along a helical path coaxial to the axis of the tubular portion. |
42 |
METHOD FOR TREATING IMPURITIES CONTAINED IN EXHAUST GASES OF SHIPS, SHIP WITH A SCRUBBER, AND PURIFICATION UNIT |
US14368441 |
2013-05-08 |
US20150182905A1 |
2015-07-02 |
Hans Langh |
A method for treating impurities contained in exhaust gases of ships to reduce sulphur oxide and other emissions, includes scrubbing the exhaust gases in an exhaust gas scrubber and supplying wash water effluent exiting from the scrubber and containing impurities to a purification unit onboard a ship. In order for the method to purify wash water exiting the scrubber sufficiently enough to be discharged directly to sea, the purification unit includes a moving filter band, whereby an aqueous fluid containing impurities originating from the effluent is together with a precipitating agent fed to a surface of the inclined filter band and filtered there through to concentrate impurities onto the surface of the band filter as a precipitate. When necessary, the pH of the purified effluent is adjusted so that it is at least 6.5 before discharging the purified effluent into the sea or returning it to the exhaust gas scrubber. |
43 |
LIQUEFIED GAS TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR VESSEL |
US14360269 |
2013-10-24 |
US20140290279A1 |
2014-10-02 |
Joon Chae Lee; Dong Kyu Choi; Young Sik Moon; Seung Kyo Jung; Jeheon Jung; Nam Soo Kim |
A liquefied gas treatment system includes: a first stream of boil-off gas, which is generated from the liquefied natural gas in the cargo tank and is discharged from the cargo tank; a second stream of the boil-off gas, which is supplied as fuel to the engine in the first stream; and a third stream of the boil-off gas, which is not supplied to the engine in the first stream. The first stream is compressed in a compressor and is then branched into the second stream and the third stream. The third stream is liquefied by exchanging heat with the first stream in a heat exchanger, so that the boil-off gas is treated without employing a reliquefaction apparatus using a separate refrigerant. |
44 |
Boat propulsion apparatus and boat |
US12034683 |
2008-02-21 |
US08801481B2 |
2014-08-12 |
Masaru Kawanishi; Shu Akuzawa |
In a boat propulsion apparatus including an engine control device for controlling operation of an engine, the engine control device includes a first ID storage and a second ID storage, a first ID is stored in the first ID storage beforehand, and the engine control device is communicably connected to a controller of a remote control device over a network. A signal containing a second ID is received from the controller when the engine control device and the controller are connected to the network for the first time and is stored in the second ID storage. Thus, maintenance and management of the engine are easy, and also it is possible to prevent a mischievous operation or theft of the boat propulsion apparatus. |
45 |
Hydrogen generation apparatus for an underwater vehicle |
US08070131 |
1993-05-27 |
US07938077B1 |
2011-05-10 |
Paul M. Dunn; Gerald K. Pitcher |
A hydrogen generation apparatus for an underwater vehicle is presented, the apparatus including a hydrolysis reaction compartment, a mass of solid lithium hydride disposed in the compartment, inlet and outlet structure for passing sea water through the compartment to generate steam, lithium hydroxide and hydrogen gas, a condenser for condensing out the steam and retaining the condensate and lithium hydroxide, and a tank for collecting the hydrogen gas, the tank having outlet structure for discharging the hydrogen gas to a vehicle propulsion system. |
46 |
ENCAPSULATED RADIOMETRIC ENGINE |
US11160515 |
2005-06-27 |
US20060000215A1 |
2006-01-05 |
Stanley Kremen; Marco Scandurra |
A light and efficient engine for air vehicles, ground vehicles, boats, ships, and submarines. The engine operates in a closed and controlled gas environment according to the radiometric principles. It comprises a multiplicity of specially fabricated modules used as vanes for large torque generation upon application of temperature gradients. High efficiency heat pumps are used to maintain the temperature gradients. The engine is quiet, does not burn hydrocarbon fuels, and is more resistant, efficient, and compact than previously proposed radiometric devices. The engine can be used in vehicles completely immerged in liquids. |
47 |
Flange for marine heat exchanger |
US09666872 |
2000-09-20 |
US06428374B1 |
2002-08-06 |
W. Philip Nuss |
A marine engine fresh water cooling system and a marine vessel using a coolant system for use on double bottomed hulls or single hulled vessels which has a unique flange and bushing combination. |
48 |
Hull |
US114660 |
1993-08-31 |
US5401197A |
1995-03-28 |
Noboru Kobayashi |
A number of embodiments of hull arrangements for watercraft that permit forward positioning of the propulsion device but also permit the hull to be constructed as a planing hull. In some embodiments, jet propulsion devices are disclosed and in another embodiment an outboard motor propulsion device is shown. |
49 |
Protective circuit for boats |
US44665865 |
1965-04-08 |
US3292568A |
1966-12-20 |
MORRELL ROBERT C |
|
50 |
Electrical indicating device |
US36241720 |
1920-03-01 |
US1461830A |
1923-07-17 |
STUART O'NEIL RODOLPH |
|
51 |
ENGINE DEVICE |
US15760890 |
2016-05-24 |
US20180258868A1 |
2018-09-13 |
Ryoichi HAGIWARA; Masayoshi DOI; Taishi MURAKAMI; Tatsuro OHSARA; Osamu YAMAGISHI |
An engine device (21) including: an intake manifold (67) configured to supply air into a cylinder (77), an exhaust manifold (44) configured to output exhaust gas from the cylinder; a gas injector (98) which mixes a gaseous fuel with the air supplied from the intake manifold; and a main fuel injection valve (79) configured to inject a liquid fuel into the cylinder for combustion. At the time of switching the operation mode from one to another between a gas mode and a diesel mode, a supply amount of a first fuel to be supplied in a post-switching operation mode is increased to a switching threshold value through an increase control which monotonously increases the supply amount, and then is controlled by a speed-governing control based on the engine rotation number. The switching threshold value is set based on the engine rotation number or the engine load. |
52 |
Method for treating impurities contained in exhaust gases of ships, ship with a scrubber, and purification unit |
US14368441 |
2013-05-08 |
US10005020B2 |
2018-06-26 |
Hans Langh |
A method for treating impurities contained in exhaust gases of ships to reduce sulphur oxide and other emissions, includes scrubbing the exhaust gases in an exhaust gas scrubber and supplying wash water effluent exiting from the scrubber and containing impurities to a purification unit onboard a ship. In order for the method to purify wash water exiting the scrubber sufficiently enough to be discharged directly to sea, the purification unit includes a moving filter band, whereby an aqueous fluid containing impurities originating from the effluent is together with a precipitating agent fed to a surface of the inclined filter band and filtered there through to concentrate impurities onto the surface of the band filter as a precipitate. When necessary, the pH of the purified effluent is adjusted so that it is at least 6.5 before discharging the purified effluent into the sea or returning it to the exhaust gas scrubber. |
53 |
Renewal energy power generation system |
US14365807 |
2012-12-14 |
US09768461B2 |
2017-09-19 |
Colin Salmond; Grant Salmond |
Provided is a renewable energy power generation system (10) having a renewable energy power generating apparatus (12) arranged to generate electric power; and a hydrogen power generation module (20) having a separation unit (22) adapted to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen, and a fuel cell unit (28) adapted to receive air or oxygen, and hydrogen from said separation unit or from a hydrogen storage; the fuel cell unit being arranged to produce electric power in the presence of hydrogen and oxygen; wherein the hydrogen power generation module being adapted to receive electric power from the at least one renewable energy power generating apparatus at least prior to production of electric power by the fuel cell unit. |
54 |
Liquefied gas treatment system for vessel |
US14437479 |
2013-10-24 |
US09739420B2 |
2017-08-22 |
Joon Chae Lee; Soon Been Kwon; Nam Soo Kim; Dong Kyu Choi; Jeheon Jung; Young Sik Moon; Dong Chan Kim |
Provided is a liquefied gas treatment system for a vessel, which includes a cargo tank storing liquefied natural gas (LNG), and an engine using the LNG as fuel. The liquefied gas treatment system includes: a compressor line configured to compress boil-off gas (BOG) generated in the cargo tank by a compressor and supply the compressed BOG to the engine as fuel; a high pressure pump line configured to compress the LNG stored in the cargo tank by a pump and supply the compressed LNG to the engine as fuel; and a heat exchanger configured to liquefy a part of BOG, which is compressed by the compressor, by exchanging heat with BOG that is discharged from the cargo tank and transferred to the compressor. |
55 |
Underwater vehicle provided with heat exchanger |
US14596935 |
2015-01-14 |
US09505478B2 |
2016-11-29 |
Mauro Peselli |
An electric battery for the propulsion of vehicles in an underwater environment, comprising a cylindrical tubular casing defining a main chamber housing an anhydrous electrolyte; intake members to transfer a flow of water from the marine environment to the main chamber, to form, following execution of a water-intake command, a liquid electrolyte; a plurality of electrochemical cells housed in the tubular casing; a heat exchanger receiving as input electrolyte taken from the main chamber and an outlet communicating with an inlet of the electrochemical cells. The heat exchanger is provided in the cylindrical tubular portion and comprises at least one channel made in an inner wall of the cylindrical tubular portion, and extending along a helical path coaxial to the axis of the tubular portion. |
56 |
LIQUEFIED GAS TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR VESSEL |
US14437479 |
2013-10-24 |
US20150300301A1 |
2015-10-22 |
Joon Chae LEE; Soon Been KWON; Nam Soo KIM; Dong Kyu CHOI; Jeheon JUNG; Young Sik MOON; Dong Chan KIM |
Provided is a liquefied gas treatment system for a vessel, which includes a cargo tank storing liquefied natural gas (LNG), and an engine using the LNG as fuel. The liquefied gas treatment system includes: a compressor line configured to compress boil-off gas (BOG) generated in the cargo tank by a compressor and supply the compressed BOG to the engine as fuel; a high pressure pump line configured to compress the LNG stored in the cargo tank by a pump and supply the compressed LNG to the engine as fuel; and a heat exchanger configured to liquefy a part of BOG, which is compressed by the compressor, by exchanging heat with BOG that is discharged from the cargo tank and transferred to the compressor. |
57 |
Operating gas system for an underwater vehicle, method for operating such an operating gas system and an underwater vehicle having such an operating gas system |
US14423347 |
2013-07-18 |
US20150204486A1 |
2015-07-23 |
Joachim Hoffmann |
An operating gas system for an underwater vehicle, particularly for a submarine or an unmanned underwater vehicle, includes a fuel cell system and an operating gas vessel connected in terms of flow to the fuel cell system. In order to achieve simple and efficient storage of boil-off gasses, a gas-receiving device is also provided and is connected to the operating gas vessel. The gas-receiving device contains a sorbent for receiving boil-off gas from the operating gas vessel. The boil-off gas, which is produced in the operating vessel with an operating gas for the fuel cell system and which cannot be consumed directly in the fuel cell reaction, is therefore collected and stored with the aid of the sorbent in the gas-receiving device. A method for operating an operating gas system and an underwater vehicle are also provided. |
58 |
SHIP POWER-RECEIVING STRUCTURE, SHIP POWER-SUPPLYING DEVICE AND SHIP POWER-SUPPLYING METHOD |
US14483370 |
2014-09-11 |
US20140375140A1 |
2014-12-25 |
Motonao NIIZUMA |
A power-receiving structure is provided in a ship and includes a power-receiving coil capable of wirelessly receiving electric power from a power-supplying coil on a land-side and an outer wall surface-forming section forming an outer surface of side of the ship, and the power-receiving coil is provided on an inside of the ship from the outer wall surface-forming section, and an electromagnetic field-transmissive section formed of a material through which an electromagnetic field propagates is provided in an opposing portion to the power-receiving coil in the outer wall surface-forming section. According to the present invention, the power-receiving coil is not protruded from the outer surface of side of the ship and can wirelessly receive electric power from the power-supplying coil on the land-side through the electromagnetic field-transmissive section. Accordingly, the power-receiving coil does not disturb the navigation of the ship and is not required to be pulled into the ship after the supply of the electric power to the ship is finished. |
59 |
In-sea power generation for marine seismic operations |
US11953584 |
2007-12-10 |
US08767505B2 |
2014-07-01 |
Kenneth E. Welker |
A method for conducting seismic operations includes the steps of deploying a seismic streamer carrying an electrically powered device from a vessel into water having waves, providing an in-sea generator in electrical connection with the device, producing electricity from the in-sea generator by harvesting mechanical energy from the waves, and providing the produced electricity to the device. |
60 |
Autonomous Vehicle With Fuel Cell and Autonomous Flushing System |
US13406370 |
2012-02-27 |
US20120214363A1 |
2012-08-23 |
Allan Riggs |
An autonomous aquatic vehicle with one or more fuel cells, a controller, a plurality of sensors, a battery, and at least one electric motor and propeller. The one or more fuel cells provide power to the battery, and the battery provides power for the vehicle. Seawater is provided to anodes of the fuel cell and air or oxygen is provided to the cathode to produce power for supply to the battery. The seawater-anode reaction creates waste or byproduct that tends to decrease output of the fuel cell. The waste or byproduct is automatically flushed from the fuel cell using seawater. |