PULSE DETONATIONS AND BUBBLES BEHIND DISTRIBUTED MARINE PROPULSION OF SUPER-FAST SHIP FREE OF ENGINE ROOM AND WITH REDUCED DRAG TO MOVE IN WATER

摘要

This invention presents a ship free of engine room. The elimination of engineroom releases a relatively large space for extra cargo. Also, the distributionofnumerous pulse detonation bubbly water jet engines, below the front of theship'sbottom, reduces drag and power required thus increasing speed above thatconsidered today as unrealistic. The bubbles in water reduce friction, betweenwater and the hull, as these reduce the effective surface of the contactbetweenthe hull and water in proportion to bubbles. Yet the proposed pulse detonationbubbly water jet engines, symmetrically distributed along the centerline ofthe kill,are more efficient devices than any existing water jets driven in pumpassembly.These are more efficient since expand exhaust completely, while thetraditionaldrives do not. To maximize the effect of bubbles in water, the bottom of theproposed ship is constructed in such a way that it traps the exhaust, assuringthat the most of the hull surface is "dry". The above allows speeds above 150knots, as the proposed pulse detonation bubbly water engines could exceedmany millions of kW power to move a large tanker or bulk carrier this fast.Therefore one proposed ship would have a capacity that exceeds that of a fleetof ten traditional vessels, providing the ship does not wait to enter intoport.