Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hull surface air lubrication structure for marine vehicles
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Application No.: US16857702Application Date: 2020-04-24
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Publication No.: US11319026B2Publication Date: 2022-05-03
- Inventor: Alex Denisov
- Applicant: Alex Denisov
- Applicant Address: CA Mississauga
- Assignee: Alex Denisov
- Current Assignee: Alex Denisov
- Current Assignee Address: CA Mississauga
- Agency: UIPatent Inc.
- Agent Nasser Ashgriz
- Main IPC: B63B1/38
- IPC: B63B1/38

Abstract:
The present invention is a device to reduce the skin friction drag on the hull surface of a marine vehicle. The device is in a form of a channel having a wider portion facing an incoming water stream (inlet) and a narrower portion (outlet) installed over an air orifice on the hull surface, forming an array of channels. A stream of water, generated by a marine vehicle motion, enters the channels and creates a low pressure region that pulls the air into the stream of water through the air intake holes, creating a stream of air bubbles. This structure increases water flow velocity close to each air orifice, creates larger turbulent components passing through and over each channel, injects more bubbles, and avoids dispersion of air bubbles to improve the existing skin friction drag.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210331769A1 HULL SURFACE AIR LUBRICATION STRUCTURE FOR MARINE VEHICLES Public/Granted day:2021-10-28
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