TRANSPORT FACILITY Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering; aircraft and rocket manufacture and shipbuilding. SUBSTANCE: transport facility has hollow pipe 2 with intake chamber 3 and exhaust chamber 4 formed by inner surface of pipe 2 and outer surface of body 1 placed inside it; transport facility is provided with pressure regulators 8 fitted in narrowing areas of chambers; controllable pressure regulators 8 are located over perimeter of pipe 2 and body 1; pressure regulators 8 mounted in narrowing portion of passages are used to reduce pressure and those mounted in widening portion are used to increase pressure. Flow energy converter 10 is mounted in passage of body 1; turbine 11 is mounted in rear portion of body 1. EFFECT: enhanced reliability. 5 cl, 1 dwg