Thrust Collection Chamber With Tapered Walls for Power Recovery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies do not effectively harness and convert the thrust generated by air-driven vehicles, engines, or machines into usable power, such as wind energy systems, which are limited in their application and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A thrust collection device featuring a fixed thrust divider with straight or curvilinear walls and a chamber with inwardly tapering walls directing thrust into access channels, which leads to a power generation source, allowing for the conversion of thrust from air-driven vehicles, like airplanes and helicopters, into electrical or other forms of power.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If thrust collection device is installed to capture jet blast or downward force from aircraft, then power generation capability is improved, but device complexity increases due to chamber, tapering walls, and access channels structure
Solution Approach 1:
The thrust collection device is divided into distinct functional segments: a chamber for receiving thrust, inwardly tapering walls for directing flow, and access channels for guiding thrust to the power generation source. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently while maintaining overall system manageability despite the increased complexity.
2Ease of operation
If fixed thrust divider with curvilinear or arcing walls is used to direct thrust, then thrust direction control is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The thrust divider incorporates curvilinear or arcing walls instead of straight linear structures. These curved surfaces are designed to naturally guide and redirect thrust flow in desired directions. The curvature provides smooth flow transitions that improve thrust direction control while the standardized arc geometries can facilitate manufacturing through repeated patterning.
3Productivity
If chamber with multiple inwardly tapering walls is implemented to direct thrust, then thrust conversion efficiency is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The chamber features multiple inwardly tapering walls with specific geometric configurations optimized for different regions. Each tapering wall is positioned and angled to create localized flow control zones that efficiently direct thrust toward the access channels. This local optimization of wall geometries maximizes thrust conversion efficiency by creating favorable flow conditions in specific areas of the chamber.
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 device efficiently captures and converts thrust into power reserves or generation, providing a novel solution for harnessing energy from air-driven vehicles and engines, enhancing power generation capabilities without interfering with their operations.
Implementation Method 1
collecting the thrust from an air driven vehicle, engine or machine that can be used to harness and convert this thrust-generated into power
Implementation Method 2
convert this thrust-generated into power such as power reserves or power generation from this thrust collection device
Data Source
AI summary
A thrust collection device that provides a fixed thrust divider utilizing straight or curvilinear or arcing walls or, alternatively, a functional hatch utilizing rotatable doors, a chamber providing multiple inwardly tapering walls toward an opening into one or more access channels leading or directing, the thrust from an air driven vehicle, engine or machine such as, for example, the jet blast from a departing airplane, jet liner, or helicopter; the downward force from a landing airplane, jet liner, or helicopter; a prop driven engine; or just an engine, or into a power reserve or power generation source device to create power.