Toroidal Lifting System Separating Working Fluid from Fuel
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current lifting technologies, such as turboplants, face inefficiencies in fuel usage and operational economy, particularly in rocket engines, and lack effective utilization of toroidal flow structures for generating lifting forces, with existing patents not fully addressing the stability and application of vortex flows in lifting systems.
Innovation Solution
A lifting system that circulates atmospheric working fluid at high angular rates within a toroidal structure, generating a stable vortex flow and separating the working fluid from fuel propellant, utilizing turboplants to drive compressors and create a toroidal flow field for efficient lifting forces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If rocket engines use fuel propellant as working fluid, then lifting performance is achieved over short period, but fuel efficiency and operating economy deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and separates the functions of working fluid and fuel propellant. Atmospheric air is taken out as the working fluid for circulation and lift generation, while fuel propellant is reserved exclusively for turboplant operation. This separation eliminates the waste of fuel propellant as working fluid, resolving the contradiction between lifting performance and fuel efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces atmospheric air as an intermediary working fluid between the turboplant and the lift generation process. The turboplant compresses this intermediary fluid and directs it through toroidal structures to generate lift, while the fuel propellant serves only to power the turboplant. This intermediary approach maintains high lifting performance while dramatically improving fuel efficiency.
2Force
If existing patents use toroidal structures, then vortex flow is generated, but stability and application effectiveness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The invention makes the toroidal structure dynamic by circulating working fluid through it at controlled rates. The toroidal structure is not static but actively engages with the flowing working fluid to generate stable vortex flows. This dynamic approach, combined with the separation of fuel and working fluid functions, ensures reliable and stable vortex flow generation for effective lifting.
3Power
If turboplants are used for lifting, then thrust performance is achieved in small volume, but fuel consumption and operational costs worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts atmospheric air as the working fluid and takes it out of the fuel consumption equation entirely. The turboplant uses fuel propellant only to compress and power this extracted atmospheric air through toroidal structures, eliminating the need to consume fuel propellant as working fluid. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining compact thrust performance while dramatically reducing fuel consumption.
4Force
If working fluid and fuel propellant are combined, then lifting force is generated, but operational economy and fuel efficiency worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The invention segments the lifting system into distinct functional components: the turboplant segment that consumes fuel propellant for power generation, and the toroidal flow structures segment that uses atmospheric air as working fluid for lift generation. This segmentation allows each component to operate optimally with its designated fluid, improving operational economy while maintaining effective lifting force generation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This approach enhances lifting efficiency by reducing fuel consumption and operational costs, while maintaining structural integrity and stability, enabling applications in various vehicles including personal and unmanned aerial systems.
Implementation Method 1
The circulating working fluid motion creates a single vortex flow
Implementation Method 2
circulates atmospheric working fluid at high angular rates within a toroidal structure
Implementation Method 3
utilizing turboplants to drive compressors and create a toroidal flow field
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus configured with two subsystems comprising a torus tube, linear flow, and turboplant assemblies that form of cavity for externally supplied and rotating subsonic working fluid. The working fluid rotation is provided by turboplant assemblies with throttle control. The rotating working fluid inside the cavities will conserve angular momentum. As a result of the conservation of angular momentum, poinsot flow fields are seen within the working fluid. A stable, resultant force is generated from the pressure and area forces inside the cavity. The apparatus usage is either with manual operation or as an unmanned, autonomous vehicle.