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Title:
BUBBLE LUBRICATING VESSEL
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2010269643
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a bubble lubricating vessel capable of suppressing the fuel consumption of an air compressor for supplying bubbles to the bottom of the vessel and suppressing the interference of bubbles with a propeller.

This bubble lubricating vessel includes a hull having a flat bottom at the longitudinal center of the vessel, keel boards 2 disposed on both sides of the flat bottom, a bubble discharge port 3 formed at the bottom of the bow of the vessel, a bubble recovery port 4 formed at the stern side end of the flat bottom, an air passage 5 extended between the bubble recovery port 4 and the bubble discharge port 3, a first air pressurizing means 6 disposed in the middle of the air passage 5 to pressurize air in the air passage 5, and a second air pressurizing means 8 for supplying pressurized air to a portion from the bubble recovery port 3 to the first air pressurizing means 6 in the air passage 5. A relation among air pressure P1 in a portion from the first air pressurizing means 6 to the bubble discharge port 3 in the air passage 5, air pressure P2 in a portion from the bubble recovery port 4 to the first air pressurizing means 6 in the air passage 5, a draft water head value P3 at the bubble discharge port 3, a draft water head value P4 at the bubble recovery port 4 and atmospheric pressure Pa is set to P1>P3>P2>Pa and P4>P2.


Inventors:
OUCHI KAZUYUKI
TAMASHIMA MASAHIRO
MIZUNO KATSUHIKO
Application Number:
JP2009121609A
Publication Date:
December 02, 2010
Filing Date:
May 20, 2009
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
OUCHI OCEAN CONSULTANT INC
RYUTAI TECHNO KK
NIPPON YUSEN KK
MTI KK
International Classes:
B63B1/38
Domestic Patent References:
JPS4835557B11973-10-29
JP2008114710A2008-05-22
JP2001524421A2001-12-04
JPS5078092A1975-06-25
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yoshihiko Sakaguchi