Electric Vacuum Jet Engine Counter-Rotating Propellers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional gas-fueled jet engines are inefficient and environmentally harmful due to their weight and high fuel consumption, while current eco-friendly alternatives fail to match the thrust and efficiency of traditional engines.
Innovation Solution
An electric vacuum jet engine with a series of counter-rotating propeller assemblies within a tubular housing, generating thrust by increasing air flow velocity through the creation of pressure differentials, using a vacuum effect to exhaust air flow at high velocity, resulting in a more efficient and eco-friendly propulsion system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If traditional gas-fueled jet engines are used, then thrust is generated effectively, but weight increases and fuel consumption rises
Solution Approach 1:
The engine is divided into multiple independent propeller assemblies arranged in series within the tubular housing. Each propeller assembly functions as a separate thrust-generating unit, allowing the system to achieve total thrust through cumulative effect of multiple lighter components rather than relying on a single heavy gas turbine engine
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the traditional gas-fueled combustion-based mechanical system with an electrically-driven propeller system. Electric motors drive the propeller assemblies, substituting the heavy gas turbine machinery with lighter electric propulsion components that achieve similar or superior thrust output
2Power
If traditional gas-fueled jet engines are used, then thrust is generated, but fuel consumption increases and environmental impact worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent substitutes the fuel-consuming combustion system with an electric propulsion system. Electric motors power the propeller assemblies, eliminating the need for traditional jet fuel and the associated high energy consumption and environmental pollution while maintaining effective thrust generation
Solution Approach 2:
The counter-rotating propeller assemblies create periodic vacuum and pressure cycles that enhance air flow velocity. This periodic action allows the system to extract more energy from each unit of electrical power input, improving overall energy efficiency compared to continuous combustion
3Speed
If counter-rotating propeller assemblies are used to generate vacuum, then air flow velocity increases, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple propeller assemblies are merged within a single tubular housing structure, sharing common support frameworks and electrical power systems. This integration reduces the overall complexity that would result from having separate units, while maintaining the velocity-multiplying effect of the counter-rotating configuration
Solution Approach 2:
The counter-rotating propeller assemblies serve multiple functions simultaneously: they generate thrust, create vacuum cycles to accelerate air flow, and control directional airflow. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components, thereby managing system complexity while achieving superior performance
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The electric vacuum jet engine achieves the same or higher thrust as traditional gas-fueled engines while reducing weight and environmental impact, with air flow velocity increasing five times at each iteration, enhancing energy efficiency and reducing fuel consumption.
Implementation Method 1
the vacuum force can become evident at the moment that air is extracted out of a sealed bottle by a pneumatic mechanism. When a pump, for instance, extracts air out of the bottle, the extraction results in a vacuum
Implementation Method 2
generate thrust by generating a pressure differential using one or more vacuums within the jet engine to exhaust air flow from the jet engine at a high velocity
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AI summary
An electric vacuum jet engine is a more ecofriendly alternative to gas-fueled jet engines that generates the same or higher thrust than traditional gas-fueled jet engines. The jet engine includes a tubular housing, at least one first propeller assembly, and at least one second propeller assembly. The tubular housing accommodates an alternating of series of propeller assemblies formed by the at least one first propeller assembly and the at least one second propeller assembly. Together, the at least one first propeller assembly and the at least one second propeller assembly generate several vacuums along the tubular housing that increase the velocity of air flow through the tubular housing to generate the thrust necessary to propel the desired aircraft. The tubular housing also includes a housing inlet and a housing outlet corresponding to the open ends of the tubular housing through which air flow enters and exits the tubular housing, respectively.