Ship Rescue Connectors Integrated With Existing Infrastructure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for recovering polluting fluids from damaged ships require additional deck crossings and specific equipment, increasing complexity and costs compared to standard ships.
Innovation Solution
A floating device with integrated rescue connectors that utilize existing infrastructure for polluting fluid recovery, such as fuel tank ventilation and decompression systems, reducing the need for additional pipes and deck crossings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If specific means are installed for polluting fluid recovery operations, then polluting fluid recovery capability is improved, but device complexity and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention integrates rescue connectors into existing infrastructure components (ventilation pipes, decompression systems, filling pipes, manhole plates, cleaning plugs) that serve both their original functions and polluting fluid recovery operations. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate dedicated recovery equipment, thereby improving recovery capability while avoiding increased device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the polluting fluid recovery function with existing ship infrastructure by connecting rescue connectors to components already present on the vessel. This combining approach allows the recovery system to utilize existing pathways and structures, reducing the need for additional dedicated equipment and simplifying the overall system
2Reliability
If additional pipes are installed for polluting fluid recovery, then polluting fluid recovery capability is improved, but the number of deck crossings increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rescue connectors are integrated into existing infrastructure components that already extend through or access the deck, allowing polluting fluid recovery operations to utilize these existing pathways without requiring additional dedicated pipe penetrations through the deck
Solution Approach 2:
The invention combines the recovery function with existing infrastructure that already provides access through the deck, thereby avoiding the need for separate additional pipes to cross the deck
3Reliability
If specific equipment is added for disaster recovery, then polluting fluid recovery capability is improved, but costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
By designing rescue connectors that can be integrated into existing infrastructure components, the invention allows a single component to serve multiple functions (original purpose plus disaster recovery), thereby reducing the need for additional expensive equipment and lowering overall implementation costs
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges recovery functionality with existing ship infrastructure, eliminating the need to procure and install separate dedicated recovery equipment, thus reducing manufacturing and installation costs
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AI summary
The invention relates to a floating craft such as a ship (5) that comprises at least one tank (1) of a polluting fluid and at least one rescue connector communicating with said tank (1). The floating craft such as a ship (5) is characterised in that the connector (11a, 11b) is connected to the tank (1) by linking means (25, 27, 31), at least a portion of which is dedicated to at least one function that is operational outside rescue situations.