Title:
LONG ENDURANCE SMALL DISPLACEMENT MARITIME SUBMERSIBLE PROPULSION SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2022/081250
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A watercraft (101), such as a submersible or submarine, is provided which includes a hull; a propulsion system (121) for propelling the hull through water; and a power plant which powers the propulsion system, the power plant including a heat engine (103) and a thermal energy source. The thermal energy source includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of nuclear isomers and radioisotopes.
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Inventors:
MCDOWELL JOSEPH SHEA (US)
WATSON VICTORIA A (US)
WATSON VICTORIA A (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2021/046395
Publication Date:
June 16, 2022
Filing Date:
August 17, 2021
Export Citation:
Assignee:
QUANTUM IND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (US)
International Classes:
B63G8/08; B63G8/00; H01M8/06
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2006044792A2 | 2006-04-27 |
Foreign References:
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
FORTKORT, John A. (US)
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