An arrangement for reducing the advance resistance of a vessel (2) during its navigation, comprising:- at least one rotating body of revolution (1) with a rotation synchronized with the forward speed of said vessel (2), said at least one rotating body of revolution (1) attached to said vessel (2) by support and draft control means (4) associated with its longitudinal rotation axis (3) which is arranged perpendicular to the direction of advance of said vessel (2), and associated with driving means, said at least one rotating body of revolution (1) located in the bow and/or the stern of said vessel (2), wherein the rotating body of revolution (1) closest to the hull of said vessel (2) is separated from said hull of said vessel (2) by a distance of approximately 5% or less of its maximum diameter.
PROW AND/OR STERN ARRANGEMENT FOR REDUCING THE DRAG OF A WATERCRAFT DURING SAILING
BUG- UND/ODER HECK-ANORDNUNG ZUR REDUZIERUNG DES WIDERSTANDS EINES WASSERFAHRZEUGS WÄHREND DER FAHRT
DISPOSITIF DE PROUE ET/OU DE POUPE POUR DIMINUER LA RÉSISTANCE À L'AVANCÉE D'UNE EMBARCATION PENDANT SA NAVIGATION
2022-12-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS |
PROW AND/OR STERN ARRANGEMENT FOR REDUCING THE DRAG OF A WATERCRAFT DURING SAILING
European Patent Office | 2023
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