SUBMERSIBLE VEHICLE WITH SINGLE ENGINE FOR SURFACE AND UNDERWATER RUNNING Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: shipbuilding; designing submersible vehicles. SUBSTANCE: outer hull of vehicle and outer hull of conning tower are made in form of parallelepipeds pointed at the front and at the rear. Wave horizontal fins fitted in front portion of each hull form wave passages which are open at the front and at the rear. Power plant for surface and underwater running consists of gas-turbine engine with several gas turbines isolated from one another and mounted on common shaft. Inlet and outlet passages of each gas turbine are interconnected by means of pipe line provided with pipe union on the outside which is fitted with shut-off cock and cooler with gas ionizer, accelerating system and neutralizer arranged inside it. Inner cavities of gas turbines and pipe lines are filled with hydrogen under pressure which performs function of working medium. Gas-turbine engine is supplied from nuclear high-voltage batteries. EFFECT: improved service properties. 20 dwg