SUBMERSIBLE VEHICLE WAVE PROPULSOR Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC B63H1/37 B63G8/08 

FIELD: submersible vehicle wave propulsors.

SUBSTANCE: proposed wave propulsor has cells with cases, external coat and high- and low-pressure pipe lines communicated with cells through controllable valves and used for delivery and discharge of gas for raising and lowering the cases in form of wave moving along side of submersible vehicle. Besides that, propulsor is provided with mean pressure pipe line communicated with space between cases for maintenance of pressure equal to outside pressure; it is also provided with additional pipe lines. Each of additional pipe lines is provided with controllable valve and is connected with two cells for bringing them in communication before opening the valve communicating one cell with low-pressure pipe line and the valve communicating other cell with high-pressure pipe line.

EFFECT: enhanced efficiency of propulsor.

15 dwg