Ship's propeller which operates with compressed air

Abstract

The ship's propeller which operates with compressed air is a means for propelling and moving ships, since it uses compressed air to move the ship, such that the compressed air is transported towards the propeller (5) by means of tubes (3), since the compressed air reaches the chambers of the stirrer disc (6) and forms a constant pressure inside these chambers, since this compressed air presses on the edge (8) of the stirrer disc (6) and causes it to rotate with the aid of the grooves on its edge (8), which in turn causes the propeller (5) to rotate; this will reduce the energy loss, and more power can be released by releasing the previously stored compressed air, and this will provide a large power equivalent to the power generated by large engines for a certain time.

Description

[0001] Title

[0002] SHIP PROPELLER THAT WORKS WITH COMPRESSED IR

[0003] The technical field to which the invention relates

[0004] This invention is used in the field of marine vessels, more precisely in the propulsion and movement of vessels, and it is suitable for all sizes of vessels, from small vessels to giant vessels.

[0005] ✓

[0006] Previous Industrial Technical State

[0007] All ships that use engines work on the principle that the engine turns the propeller directly, that is, the energy produced by the engine is transferred directly to the propeller, and the engine must be as powerful as the ship needs at each moment, and this is what makes the ship's engines very large and consumes a very large amount of fuel, but the current invention is to turn the ship's propeller by compressed air.

[0008] The object of the invention

[0009] This invention aims to rotate the ship's propeller with compressed air, because rotating the propeller with compressed air significantly reduces the amount of energy lost when transferring power from the engine to the propeller via the shaft connecting them, because this invention avoids stopping the ship of the large size From moving in case of engine failure, because large ships have large engines and in case of failure of these engines, the ship is unable to move, and because our invention has made the transmission of power to the propeller by means of compressed air through pipes, the engine failure in our case can be easily circumvented by operating a spare air compressor, and our invention reduces fuel consumption because we can store a quantity of compressed air in tanks as needed,because this storage constitutes a force which can be released giving us great power comparable to the power of large engines at certain stages.,

[0010] List of figures

[0011] Figure 1: This figure represents the longitudinal section of the ship propeller that works with compressed air, or this figure shows the carrier cylinder (1) which is installed on the hull of the ship and we put the rest of the components of the propeller, the stirring disc chamber (2), the compressed air tubes (3), the transmission shaft (4) between the stirring disc and the propeller, the propeller (5).

[0012] Figure 2:

[0013] This figure shows the cross-section of the stirring disc, showing its internal parts represented by the disc (6), and the compressed air chambers (7) which are four chambers, and the grooves on the edge of the stirring disc (8).

[0014] Introducing the essence of invention and how to embody it

[0015] The essence of the invention of the ship's propeller that works with compressed air is the transfer of power to the propeller by means of compressed air, as this invention allows us to install the ship's propeller in any place we want, regardless of the location of the engine that produces compressed air, and also this invention reduces fuel consumption, where we can store a quantity of compressed air in tanks, and when needed, we release a quantity of this compressed air so that it gives us great power comparable to the power provided by large engines for some time, and the rotation of the propeller with compressed air allows us to save an amount of energy that was wasted when transferring it from the engine to the propeller propeller through the drive shaft between the engine and the propeller,and our invention consists of a hollow cylinder inside which we install the propeller and the stirring disc and it is connected to the compressed air pipes, as this allows us to install the propeller that works with compressed air at any point of the ship's hull because the energy that drives this propeller arrives through pipes, as the compressed air that reaches the stirring disc rotates this disc, which in turn rotates the propeller, which gives us the thrust to move the ship, and the air released during the work of this invention increases the propulsion force, which reduces fuel consumption.,

[0016] As our invention works as follows: The hollow cylinder in which we install the rest of the elements is of an optional diameter and is equipped so that we can install it on the hull of the ship. The mechanical system of the stirring disk and the pressure chambers is what transforms the compressed air into a rotational movement, because the stirring disk has grooves on its edge, and these grooves are semicircular in shape as shown in the list of figures, figure -2-, and these grooves are of small size dimensions It is between one and ten thousandths of the diameter of the stirring disk, and the shape of the pressure chamber is the shape of a parallelepiped, as it is hollow in the shape drawn in the list of shapes Figure -2-, as this shape allows us to install the stirring disk so that part of it is inside the hollow part of the pressure chamber,where the distance between the stirring disc and the pressure chamber allows rotation without friction and with the least possible distance in the places where there is contact between them, and the pressure chamber has a groove that is a quarter of the length of the pressure chamber, and it is square in shape with one side length of one millimeter, And after installing the mechanical system, stirring disc, pressure chambers, a pressure chamber is created for us, which converts the compressed air into a rotational motion.,

[0017] The propeller of a ship that runs on compressed air works as follows: after installing the hollow cylinder on the ship's hull, and after installing the stirring disc and the propeller inside, we connect the compressed air tubes to the four pressure chambers, and on the other side we connect the compressed air tubes to the ship's air compressor, we turn on the air compressor, and when we want to move the ship, we allow the compressed air to flow through the pressure tubes to the four pressure chambers, when the compressed air reaches the mechanical system as shown in figure -2-, since the compressed air inside the pressure chambers forms a force that pushes in all directions and since the surface of the stirring disc is the moving surface, which makes the compressed air pushes the stirring disc to rotate and it is assisted by the grooves on its edge,and the groove in the pressure chamber allows the compressed air to flow out of it unhindered. This smooth flow of air through this groove makes the movement of compressed air inside the pressure chamber in the direction of rotation, and by this we have reduced the amount of compressed air used to rotate the drive disc and thus reduce the fuel consumption.,

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on October 4, 2023 (04.10.2023) CLAIM 1- The ship propeller that works with compressed air, is a means of converting compressed air into a rotational movement that drives the ship's propeller, it is economical in compressed air consumption and therefore economical in energy consumption, it is composed of what: A hollow cylinder (1) carrying inside the stirring disc chamber (2), compressed air tubes (3), a transmission shaft (4) between the stirring disc and the propeller, the propeller (5), while the stirring disc (6) contains grooves are carved on its edge (8), and the compressed air chamber (7). 2- According to the first the protection element, the ship's propeller, and according to the stirring disc chamber No. (2) of the first figure, this element is responsible for converting the compressed air into rotational movement, such as the stirring disc No. (6) of the second figure, which is the stirring disc fixed by its axis to the transmission shaft No. (4) of the first figure, fixed in turn with the propeller No. (5) of the first figure, which forms a mobile mechanical system that rotates around its axis, and the compressed air chamber No. (7) of the second figure, the air pressure chamber, integral with compressed air tubes No. (3) of the first figure and the hollow cylinder No. (1) of the first figure to form together a fixed mechanical system. 3- The operating mode of the ship's propeller that works with compressed air, according to the compressed air tubes No. (3) of the first figure. When compressed air is pumped through it, the compressed air, when it reaches the compressed air chamber No. (7) of the second figure, generates a pressure force on the stirring disc No. (6) of the second figure, and the presence of the grooves No. (8) of the second figure, which are grooves engraved on the edge of the stirring disc No. (6) of the second figure, which leads to the compressed air trapped in the pressure chamber to rotate the stirring disc, which in turn rotates the drive shaft No. (4) and the propeller (5) of the first figure, which results in the movement of the ship and because the air used in this process is the free air from the grooves only, which makes this invention very economical in energy consumption. AMENDED SHEET (ARTICLE 19)

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