U.S. patent application number 11/438138 was filed with the patent office on 2007-11-22 for relocatable water pump station for and method of dangerous natural phenomena (mainly hurricane) weakening.
Invention is credited to Alexander Feldman, Boris Feldman, Michael Feldman.
Application Number | 20070270057 11/438138 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38712527 |
Filed Date | 2007-11-22 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070270057 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Feldman; Boris ; et
al. |
November 22, 2007 |
RELOCATABLE WATER PUMP STATION FOR AND METHOD OF DANGEROUS NATURAL
PHENOMENA (MAINLY HURRICANE) WEAKENING
Abstract
The present invention proposes to apply against dangerous
natural phenomena (mainly hurricane) relocatable water pump
stations using wave energy and having two states: operating state
(for cold water pumping) and collapsed state (suitable for
transportation). In collapsed state these stations have a severe
less cross-section at least in one of horizontal directions. Such
stations include reconfiguration means for theirs transforming from
one said state to the second state and back.
Inventors: |
Feldman; Boris; (Thornhill,
CA) ; Feldman; Alexander; (Thornhill, CA) ;
Feldman; Michael; (Thornhill, CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
FELDMAN ALEXANDER
SUITE 1512
110 PROMENADE CIRCLE
THORNHILL
ON
L4J7W8
CA
|
Family ID: |
38712527 |
Appl. No.: |
11/438138 |
Filed: |
May 22, 2006 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
441/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B63B 2035/4466 20130101;
A01G 15/00 20130101; B63B 35/44 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
441/001 |
International
Class: |
B63B 22/00 20060101
B63B022/00 |
Claims
1. A relocatable water pump station for dangerous natural phenomena
(mainly hurricane) weakening, said station comprising: 1) one (a
main buoy) or more buoys (main and additional buoys), said main
buoys including: a housing having a bottom opening (lower), a
cavity connected to said bottom opening, one or more through
openings connecting said cavity to external environment
(atmosphere), and an outlet of each of said openings is located at
a predetermined distance from a bottom layer and at a predetermined
distance from said cavity centre; 2) a pipeline placed in line
(coaxial) with said bottom opening, said station, wherein further:
the length of said pipeline is no less than the distance in
vertical direction between two environmental layers with the
predetermined temperatures, said pipeline whose length is more than
several tens of meters (the long pipeline) consists of one or more
several sections having cylinder-liked connected together in
series, has a average density that is slightly above water density
and is made, essentially, from polymer (composite) material, said
pipeline material is chosen from a group including: rigid material,
flexible film, and said pipeline is opened at least from one
(lower, the farthest) end; 3) a water flow-controlling valve placed
inside water tract comprising said pipeline and said cavity; said
station wherein: said pipeline made from flexible material is
fastened to buoy bottom coaxially to said bottom opening and
includes shape holding means in plumbs (weights) form placed in
said pipeline lower part evenly around it, and said plumbs have
total weight that is more than the sum of tangential stresses and
inertia forces, said pipeline made from rigid material and the
upper end of said pipeline is inserted into said bottom opening;
said station further characterized in that it has two possible
states: an operating state for water pumping and a collapsed state
that is suitable for travel, and said station comprises
reconfiguration means for transforming said station from the
collapsed state to the operating state and back, and said station
satisfies a sea stability and has positive buoyancy; said station
further characterized in that: being transformed into the operating
state said pipeline is extended in vertically downward, and being
transformed into the collapsed state said station has the smallest
cross-section at least in one of horizontal directions(move
direction), and said collapsed state cross-section is smaller than
one in the operating state, and being transformed into the
collapsed state further: said rigid pipeline is located aflat in
view either extended pipeline or in package view (as folding
package or as telescoping package), said flexible pipeline is
folded to a package by said reconfiguration means.
2. The station according to claim 1, comprising an individual
equipment clamber located inside at least one (main buoy) or more
buoys and following devices located inside said clamber (embedded
devices): 1) an energy source device consisted at least one source
that is chosen from a group including: a wave energy converter
located inside the said water tract or additional local pipeline,
fuel cells; 2) a communication device for communication with
environment monitoring center, said communication device connected
to said control unit and including wireless channel for
communication with environment monitoring means; 3) a control unit
containing necessary programs including the program of said station
reconfiguration from the operating state to the collapsed state and
back, and said control unit is connected to said energy source; 4)
a drive system consisting of one or more particular drives, said
drive system is connected to said energy source and control units,
and said drive system comprising drive transmissions to separated
devices.
3. The station according to claim 1, comprising the following
devices located inside one (said main buoy) or more buoys: 1) a
ballast chamber having sufficient volume for submersion of said
station in a predetermined depth; 2) at least one depth-meter
connected to said control unit; 3) a small water pump whereby said
ballast chamber takes on water ballast for submersion and jettison,
said water ballast for surfacing, said water pump connected to said
control unit and energy source devices; and one branch pipe of said
water pump connected to said ballast chamber and other branch pipe
submersed in water.
4. The station according to claim 2, comprising: said pipeline made
from rigid material, said cavity located inside said main buoy,
said cavity made in view through uptake located inside said main
buoy, said uptake begins from said bottom opening and is opened
from opposite side, the upper end of said pipeline is closed from
above by said buoy and has one or more lateral openings located
near said upper end; and wherein: said valve is placed inside of
this pipeline, said reconfiguration means include means for
pipeline movement consist of two rolls which clamp upper part of
said pipeline on two sides and said rolls are connected to said
drive system; said station further comprising: null or one or more
additional separable buoy-modules having housing, identical through
uptake and all said uptakes are a prolongation of one another, the
number of said modules is more than the pipeline length, and each
of said additional modules in turn including: two-position clamp
located in each of said modules, one position of which executes
clamping said module to the pipeline, a second position of which
executes clamping said module to another module nearest to the main
buoy, a receiver-unit and a transmitter-unit for the commutation
between adjacent buoys, a logical unit placed in each of said
modules, combined with other equipment or separated, logical unit
inputs are connected to said receiver-unit and said two-position
clamp and logical unit outputs are connected to said two-position
clamp and said transmitter-unit, the transmitter-unit placed in
main buoy is connected to said control unit; and said station
characterized in that: being transformed into operating state said
station includes said pipeline whose upper end is inserted into
said uptake and is fastened with the help of said pipeline movement
means so that said upper opening(s) of the pipeline and lateral
opening(s) are aligned, and all said modules attached to said main
buoy; being transformed into collapsed state said station includes
said pipeline located a flat attached to main buoy and said
modules, and said main buoy and said modules are disposed
bilaterally from middle of the sections along these sections about
uniformly.
5. The station according to claim 1, wherein: said is pipeline made
from rigid material; said is cavity made in view through uptake
located inside said main buoy, said uptake begins from said bottom
opening and is opened from opposite side; said main buoy is made in
view of any body divided into two parts by the plane that is in
parallel to the ruling and said parts have the assembled means
fastened along two diametrically opposite rulings.
6. The station according to claim 1, wherein said station uses
multi-sectional pipeline and wherein reconfiguration means comprise
connective components that are chosen from a group including:
threaded connections, bayonet connections, coupling links, each of
these links is made in view of a plastic or metallic oblong batten
having hinges on its ends, and the pair of said links are located
diametrically opposite on the ends of said sections, and said links
connect the pairs of adjacent sections by their hinges so that said
pipeline may be folded in view of a "collapsed ladder", telescoping
means.
7. The station according to claim 1, wherein: said pipeline is made
from flexible material (film); said cavity placed inside the main
buoy is closed overhead; a cross-section of said flexible pipeline
corresponds to said opening in the main buoy bottom; said main buoy
housing has three or more bulges directed down, said bulges are
placed along the edges of the main buoy bottom; said flexible
pipeline is partitioned into "p" equal parts conditionally so that
the shape and size of such parts are so that said part may be
inscribed into said bottom area between said budges; "M" knot
points are placed on the lower of said parts of said pipeline
surface in two rows along two antipodal rulings evenly
approximately, and each pair of corresponding points is belong to
generic perpendicular that is erected to said rulings; (p-1)*M knot
points are placed on surface of said pipeline in two rows along two
antipodal rulings so that all corresponding knot points by covering
should be coincident with one another; said main buoy comprises "M"
approximately vertical through holes are placed inside of main buoy
housing or on external side surface of said main buoy, the inlets
of said holes are located in two rows correspondently to said "M"
knot points, that are placed on said lower part and so that the
distance between them is slightly more than said pipeline
cross-section half-perimeter; said station, comprising the
following reconfiguration means: "M" flexible ropes, (p-1)*M
circular cells in rings, conical truncated form an interior
diameter of said cells just more than said ropes, and said cells
are fastened in said knot points one by one so that each such
segment connecting two corresponding points of each pairs
equidistant with respect to said bottom; said station, wherein: "M"
lower ends of said ropes are fastened to the lower part of the
pipeline surface in corresponding "M" knot points, "M" said ropes
pass further through all "p-1" corresponding circular cells, after
that pass through corresponding "M" holes to the top of said main
buoy where all the second ends of said ropes are connected to
assembly; said station, further characterized in that being
transformed in collapsed state said pipeline is folded in the
package by tauten ropes, and said station is set in necessary
position on the ship deck, said station, wherein further: the
height of said bulges is no greatest than the pipeline package
thickness.
8. The station according to claim 2, wherein: said pipeline is made
from flexible material (film), a cross-section of said flexible
pipeline corresponds to said opening in the main buoy bottom, said
flexible pipeline is partitioned into "p" equal parts
conditionally, each of said parts consists of one or more
fragments, said fragments are chosen so that these fragments
covering main buoy bottom form a single-layer covering, excluding
angular bends, said fragments are chosen also so that being folded
and all segment of the antipodal rulings would be either in
parallel or perpendicularly one another; said station comprising:
"M" spools for reel up/down said ropes, said spools placed inside
of main buoy and connected to said drive system, "M" knot points
placed on the lower of said parts of said pipeline surface in two
rows along two antipodal rulings evenly approximately, and each
pair of corresponding points belonged to generic perpendicular that
is erected to said rulings; (p-1)*M knot points placed on surface
of said pipeline in two rows along two antipodal rulings so that
all corresponding knot points by covering should be coincident with
one another; said station, comprising the following reconfiguration
means: "M" flexible ropes, (p-1)*M circular cells in ring conical
truncated form and such that the interior diameter of said cells is
just more than said ropes diameter, and said cells are fastened in
said knot points one by one so that each such segment connecting
two corresponding points of each pairs is equidistant with respect
to said bottom; said station wherein: "M" lower ends of said ropes
are fastened to the lower part of the pipeline surface
corresponding "M" knot points, said main buoy comprises "M" through
bottom holes located correspondently to said "M" knot points; "M"
said ropes pass through all "p-1" corresponding circular cells,
after that pass through corresponding "M" holes and the second ends
of said ropes are fastened to corresponding spools; said station,
further characterized in that being transformed in collapsed state
said pipeline is folded in the package by tauten ropes.
9. The station according to claim 2, comprising: a) one or more
movers chosen from the following group, including: propeller drive
or water-jet, embedded in said main buoy, placed abaft and
connected to said control unit and energy source; b) means of
motion direction controlling, and said means are chosen from a
group including: rudders placed on external part of said main buoy
stern, means of said mover turning, two or more additional lateral
openings having dampers and nozzles, allowing turning said station
in necessary directions; c) navigation aids connected to said
control unit.
10. The station according to claim 2, wherein said main buoy
housing has oblong near-streamline shape, and said station
comprises orientation means concerning a wave crest in water-anchor
form.
11. The station according to claim 9, wherein at least one from
sections is made from flexible material, said station comprising:
docking assembly, means for combining several stations in a series,
said docking assembly comprises docking port and docking unit, said
docking port is placed on one end of said main buoy and docking
unit is placed on opposite end of said main buoy, and in the case
if upper section is made from rigid material a line passed through
said docking port and unit is located at an acute angle to said
upper section in transport state; said combining means chosen from
group including: 1) ropes, each of said ropes connects two adjacent
stations, the first end of said rope connects to reeling up/out
means placed inside of the main buoy of first station, the opposite
end of said rope is fastened to the main buoy of the second
station, and said reeling means are connected to control unit and
energy source, 2) said mover embedded into said main buoy, and said
mover comprises two separated blocks, said blocks are placed
symmetrical about a buoy symmetry plane so that adjacent stations
in series don't hammer each other.
12. The station according to claim 1, wherein: the surface water
zone is the layer of the first predetermined temperature and this
layer is source of water flow, the air is the layer of the second
predetermined temperature, said pipeline has either cylinder-like
or near to cylinder-like with a widening downwards cross-section,
said valve is opened by upgoing flow, each of one or more of said
openings is made in view of separated pipes and is ended by its
sprayer outside said main buoy, each of said sprayers is directed
at an acute angle to the horizontal, and the pipeline length is
sufficient for dispersing these water jets into sufficiently little
drops.
13. The said station according to claim 12, wherein said pipeline
is made from rigid material, and said station comprises the
reconfiguration means that are chosen from one or two of the
following: a group consisting of one or more round links fastened
in said housing, the mountable means for joining and dejoining of
said main buoy and said pipeline, and separately moving said main
buoy and said pipeline in the collapsed state.
14. The station according to claim 12, comprising means for
increased evaporation efficiency, and said means are chosen from
the group including: a lowered position of said valve inside said
pipeline, a high thermal conductivity way (a strip or the pipeline)
between the warm water zone and said sprayers, one or more
additional openings placed in side walls, corresponding valves
covering these openings by excess of internal pressure above
external, an aerodynamically useful shape of the longitudinal
cross-section of said pipeline, one or more vibrating cells mounted
about their sprayer-nozzle, said cells are connected to a special
vibrations (mainly ultrasonic) generator placed inside said main
buoy, and said generator is connected to wave energy converter
placed inside said water tract or additional short pipeline.
15. The station, according to claim 2, comprising a locator of
external objects, and said locator is connected to said control
unit, and said locator uses one of following means chosen from a
group including: radio, optic, acoustic, productivity.
16. The station according to claim 1, comprising limiters of
approach said stations to each other, are chosen from a group
including: elastic bars, rotators of said stations chosen from the
following group including: one or more said lateral openings, their
outlets are placed below water surface and their tubes are bended
equally relatively radial direction, bulges placed on the pipeline
surface along a helical path, and said rotations is oriented so
that all said stations have the same direction of rotation only
(clockwise or anticlockwise).
17. The station according to claim 1, comprising limiters of
distance increase of said station from other station or
predetermined object, and these limiters are chosen from the two
groups: 1) the first group of passive means, including: a boom
installed by other ship, a water-anchor tethered to said station by
a rope, a two-sectional water-anchor tethered to said station by a
rope, and said two-sectional water-anchor, comprising a first
section floating on water surface and tethered to station by a
rope, and a second section consisting from one or more separated
buoys located in a view vertical garland under water, and said
buoys are just heaving than water and tethered to each other by
ropes; 2) the second group of active means, including: an embedded
mover connected to energy source, two or more additional lateral
openings (water-jets) having dampers and nozzles, allows turning
said station in necessary directions; and said dampers are
connected to said control unit and communication device for
determining its position.
18. A method of dangerous natural phenomena (mainly hurricane)
weakening on the base of a plurality of relocatable water pump
stations, wherein each of said stations includes a main buoy and a
pipeline, said pipeline consists of one or more sections and is
made from rigid or flexible material, said method, wherein each of
said stations has two states, an operating state and a collapsed
state correspondently, and includes reconfiguration means, placed
either totally or partially in said station, and said method
comprising the following steps: 1) manufacturing the plurality of
said stations; 2) transforming said stations from last state to the
collapsed state; 3) transferring said stations and placing these
stations on initial (previous) positions in ocean; 4) monitoring
the dangerous region; 5) detecting time and place of dangerous
phenomenon germ; 6) determining a traffic, a submerging necessary
and a motion regime; 7) transmitting monitoring results to said
stations With the help of wireless communication; 8) transferring
said stations to necessary places in the germ region with the help
of means that are chosen from a group including: movers embedded
into said stations, special ships, submarines; 9) transforming said
stations from the collapsed state to the operating state; 10)
pumping water from the first predetermined temperature layer to the
second predetermined temperature layer; and a) repeating the
above-mentioned steps 2)-10) one or more times as necessary in the
case receiving corresponding command; b) executing the
above-mentioned steps 4)-7) regularly; c) said initial positions
placed in conditional net nodes covered dangerous region; d) said
time, traffic, depth and means of delivery of said stations to new
positions are determined by the monitoring results and the station
design.
19. The method according to claim 18, wherein said stations include
a rigid pipeline, the reconfiguration means, and N additional
modules-buoys (N.gtoreq.0), where said N increases with the
pipeline length increasing, said pipeline is defined as N+1
predetermined internal positions, said method comprising the
following stages for executing the step 2 (transforming such
station from operating state to collapsed state): a) moving said
pipeline to next predetermined internal position depending on the
number of step, b) fixing either main buoy at this position if N=0,
or the farthest module from main buoy if N>0, at this position
and if N=0, then finish executing the step 2, if N>0, then
further: c) freeing this module from others, d) repeating the
above-mentioned stages a)-c) to N times and for inverse
reconfiguring from collapsed state to the operating state said
method for executing step 9) comprising the following stages: e)
moving said pipeline to previous position, and if N=0, then finish
executing the step 9, if N>0, then further: f) freeing the
nearest module from the pipeline, g) fixing this module to the main
buoy, h) repeating the above-mentioned stages e-g to N times.
20. The method according to claim 19, wherein said rigid pipeline
includes more than one sections, said method comprising additional
stage a) before said step 2 (transforming said station from
operating state to collapsed state): a) folding and said method
comprising additional stage b) after step 9 (transforming said
station from collapsed state to the operating state): b)
extending.
21. The method according to claim 18, wherein for the
reconfiguration of said station have the flexible pipeline and said
ropes having the second ends are connected together in view of
assembly, said method for executing step 2 (transforming from
operating state to collapsed state) comprises the following stages:
a) approaching special ship having a winch and an open deck to said
station, b) grappling said second ends by said winch, c) pulling
said ropes at said assembly with help of said winch, reeling said
assembled ropes on a drum and packing said flexible pipeline, d)
taking said station out of the water and placing it on the deck,
and for executing step 9 (transforming from collapsed state to
operating state) comprises following stages: e) moving the station
from said deck to water surface and setting free said grappler of
the winch.
22. The method according to claim 18, wherein said stations include
the flexible pipeline and the reconfigurable means, the ropes are
fastened on spools, said method wherein executing step 2
(transforming said station from operating state to collapsed state)
comprises the following stages: a) receiving monitoring
information, b) switching on drive system, c) fixing said spools,
and executing step 9 (transforming said station from collapsed
state to the operating state) comprises the following stage: d)
setting free said spools.
23. The method according to claim 18, wherein said station has said
pipeline consisting of several sections, each of said sections has
its length that is equal to several tens meters approximately, said
method uses for reconfigurating a special ship including a ship
hoist (with a first tongs) and second tongs placed on a stern
either on water surface or underwater, said pipeline sections have
connection means chosen from the following group, including:
bayonet, threaded connections, said method, wherein executing step
2 (transforming said station from operating state to collapsed
state) comprises the following steps: a) approaching said ship to
said station, b) fastening the pipeline by second tongs, c)
releasing main buoy from fastening, d) catching main buoy, lifting
and locating it on the ship deck, e) fastening the pipeline by
first tongs placed on the hoist, f) releasing the second tongs and
lifting the pipeline to a section length by the hoist, g) fastening
the pipeline by second tongs placed on the stern, h) separating the
upper section from the pipeline, i) transporting the upper section
on the deck, and repeating steps e)-i) for each of said sections;
said method, wherein executing step 9 (transforming said station
from collapsed state to the operating state) comprises the
following steps: j) fastening the first section on the deck with
the help of the hoist, k) transporting the first section from the
deck with the help of the first tongs, l) fastening this section by
second tongs, m) fastening the following section on the deck with
the help of the hoist, n) transporting this second section from the
deck with the help of the first tongs, o) connecting said second
section to previous section, and repeating steps m)-o) for each of
residuary sections, and then p) transporting the main buoy from
said deck, connecting main buoy to the upper section and
fastening.
24. The method according to claim 18, wherein said stations include
a docking assembly, said method comprising between step 2 and step
3 following stages: a) drawing the stations of predetermined series
nearer, b) ordering said stations in a chain, c) joining all
docking assembly by fastening docking port of one station to
docking unit of next one, d) transferring said chain of fastened
stations from one position to the next, said method comprising
further following stages between step 8 and 9: e) disjoining all
docking assembly, f) transforming said stations to operating state;
and said method, wherein stage a) is executed with the help of
means chosen from a group including: embedded mover, long ropes
connecting said stations with each other and drawing nearer by
taking said long rope up bobbins placed inside of the main buoys
where said bobbins are connected to drive system.
25. The method according to claim 18, wherein said stations include
main buoy having an oblong near-streamline shape and orientation
means in a water-anchor form and at least one of the second ends is
connected to bobbin that is placed inside of the main buoy and is
connected to the drive system and said method comprising
additionally following stages: a) after executing step 2
(transforming from collapsed state to the operating state): a-1)
reeling said one or two ropes up said bobbin, a-2) fastening the
water-anchor on the stern, and b) before step 9 (transforming from
the collapsed state to the operating state): b-1) setting free said
water-anchor, said bobbin and said ropes.
26. The method according to claim 18, comprising co-coordinated:
cooling of ocean surface with the help of said stations placed in
predetermined positions before hurricane germ and later, acting on
the atmospheric part of said dangerous phenomenon with the help of
direct actions chosen from the group, including:-oxygen-poor
fuel-air explosive in over water space in the lower part of
hurricane, iodide of silver, dry ice or gel.
27. An improved method of cold water delivery to water surface for
dangerous natural phenomena (mainly hurricane) weakening,
comprising: creating a zone of cold water masses at shallow depth
under ocean surface, said zone elongated vertically and bounded by
a cylinder-like reservoir that is open from below, conserving said
zone of cold water, limiting warm surface water flow into upper
part of said reservoir, pumping out cold water from upper part of
said reservoir by an external pump to ocean surface and replacing
said cold water by upgoing cold water flow from below through said
lower opening of the reservoir.
28. The method according to claim 27, wherein said reservoir length
is more than the predetermined temperature layer depth and has an
average density slightly more than water density of this layer and
controlling lower cover, comprising: transforming said reservoir to
state, in which it has the least hydrodynamics resistance at least
in one direction, submerging this reservoir to a depth half of its
length in said direction and so that this reservoir axis in its
final position is in parallel to the ocean surface, filling said
reservoir with water of the predetermined temperature with the help
of pulling this reservoir perpendicularly said cross-section on a
distance equal said length, closing one of its ends, rotating said
reservoir through a quarter of a turn around the horizontal axis
passing through the reservoir gravity center, and so that said
closed end lowers, correcting reservoir position so that the upper
end of said reservoir has been placed and on shallow depth,
mounting means preventing said downgoing warm water flow and
connecting pump conduit for pumping out cold water to ocean
surface, pumping out cold water from upper part of said reservoir
to ocean surface, said method, wherein in the case if said
reservoir is made from flexible film before rotating is executed
closing lower and upper ends snugly and after pumping out cold
water is executed opening at least the lower end.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This present invention relates to the area of the protection
from dangerous atmospheric phenomena caused by overheating of ocean
surface (mainly hurricane).
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] A number of dangerous natural phenomena complicate our life
on the Earth.
[0003] Hurricane is one of a number of dangerous atmospheric
phenomena. They kill people and do harm. Waste of hurricane
"Katrina" are equal $USA 52 billions. Thus the fight against
hurricane is very important task.
[0004] These hurricanes (tropical cyclones, typhoons, willi-willis,
tai-fungs etc) form in the region in latitude between 5.degree. and
20.degree. north and similar region south, then ocean surface
temperature is more than 26.degree. C.(leading condition). Large
masses of evaporated water having large energy are drawn in
complicated vertical movement and create powerful stable vertex by
the Coriolis force. This process may be 1,000 kilometers in
diameter and 15 kilometers high.
[0005] Many researches are devoted to hurricane problem, but any
correct theory is absent. Furthermore serious researches of
hydrodynamic processes that are happened under water surface at
hurricane period are absent practically.
[0006] Moving hurricane has a very bid power. This power value it
is estimated has 10.sup.13-10.sup.14 Watt and more[1].
[0007] Therefore numerous existing proposals about the struggle
against hurricane don't have practical application.
[0008] Known proposals may be classified:
[0009] 1. The methods that are offered to act to vortex by various
chemical materials: iodide silver, dry ice, soot (for example [2]
), sun energy [3,4], explosive [5,6], sound energy [7] etc.
[0010] 2. The methods that are offered to cover ocean surface by
screening film to limit the sun energy flow and to decrease the
surface temperature. It is fish oil, polyethylene film [8] etc.
[0011] 3. Known articles propose to decrease ocean temperature by
delivery large icebergs from Antarctic region to tropical region
[9].
[0012] In the patent [3] it is described the method for tornado
destruction by solar energy. This energy should be concentrated on
the vortex tube using a system of mirrors located in space. The
system is very far from practical realization. It still needs
research and designing of the sophisticated control system,
facilities solar energy focusing on driven vortex tube. Large money
expenses for research, design and manufacturing are involved.
[0013] Dr. Easdlund [4] offered to use the Solar Power Satellites
and preliminary transformation of solar energy to VHF energy
utilized for heating air masses in vortex tube. This proposal is
also far method.
[0014] This direction is interested but its realization will
require much time.
[0015] The explosion method is investigated by C. C. Chang [5]. His
offer is based on a known hypothesis concerning natural tornado
processes. If two parts of vortex tube are separated one from
another somewhere in the middle by irrotational layer the parental
cloud will tow the top part vortex tube much faster and lower part
will be slowed down caused by the terrestrial surface friction.
Chang has managed to destroy a little vortex tube in laboratory
conditions exploding the balloon which is filled by a mixture of
H.sub.2 and O.sub.2 gases in a volumetric ratio of 2:1. But the
practical experiment was unsuccessful.
[0016] Various covering methods don't interest. The strong wind may
destroy easily any covering. Therefore plastic covers, for example,
[8] aren't really.
[0017] The iceberg delivery [9, 13] is really, of course. But
delivery time is very long and the floating iceberg place doesn't
connect with concrete hurricane.
[0018] In the patent [10] is offered a method for altering the
temperature of the water surface. This method uses a underwater
conduit having a plurality of outputs, any substance (for example,
gas, liquid, solid) and upwelling water through the action of said
substance rising from the conduit to the surface of the body of
water. This system is very complicated and requires to lower said
substance (that is able lift water masses) down to said conduit
depth.
[0019] Uram H. [11,12] offered to realize cold water pump from deep
zone immediately using flexible conduits and pumps located on
submarines. In addition, author offered cooling said water. This
process requires much energy. The lifting of necessary water volume
with deep zone requires very power and bulky pumps and additional
cooling of water volume to 10.degree. C. that requires 42 MWatts
approximately. Big nuclear submarine have only 150-500 MWatts and
efficiency 25% approximately. In the result we have only 35-125
MWatts. This direction isn't able protect against hurricane.
[0020] The most serious proposals are connected with next
direction: using artificial upwelling for cooling water surface,
using powerful lifting warm flow, using critical points in
hurricane vortex and using powerful explosions for destabilization
hurricane vortex.
[0021] In 2005, Moshe Alamaro outlined a plan to use an array of
floating jet engines to trigger miniature cyclones in the
atmosphere ahead of a hurricane [2]. The idea is to drain the ocean
and atmosphere of energy before the hurricane arrives. But critics
point out that even a large array of jet engines probably cannot
inject enough energy into the atmosphere to trigger even a tiny
storm.
[0022] This method cannot be sole method. The ship with said jets
requires supplying oil and cannot protect required area. In is
important that ship cannot protect against strong wave.
[0023] Gad A. and Bronicky L. [14,15] researched the possibility of
weather modification. They established that summer accumulation of
considerable amount of heat in water surface layer increases the
power of cumulus cloud and increases precipitation. For this aim
they offered to use artificial upwelling.
[0024] In the article of Dunn[16] and Kirke[17] it is directed the
possibility using OTEC(Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion having power
about 1000 MWatts) at a rate of about several hundred for hurricane
prevention. This is interesting proposal. But these OTEC are
mounted on ship platform. It is built isolated ship. They are
expensive and bulky. They cannot be carried in necessary place and
necessary time. In addition, these ships cannot be protected
against strong wave and wind.
[0025] A number of articles and patents describe various researches
of wind vortex stability and critical points determination. The
external actions on these critical points are more effective [for
example,18,19].
[0026] It is very important Ross Hoffman theory of "chaotic" system
[20] received the first experimental support. This theory
"butterfly effect" declares that minimum "impact" in "chaotic"
system, for example hurricane, can produce "chain" reaction and
even change vortex movement direction. However, this "chaotic" part
of hurricane prevail from process beginning. Further the vortex
process become predominant.
[0027] The present invention devotes to creation of the relocatable
(movable) means using wave energy, in particular, artificial
upwelling, and to use these means for water cooling in the
necessary place and the necessary time. Such means must be suitable
for mass-production, light and fast transportable in the necessary
place and depending on weather in the small degree. The plurality
of said means makes possibility to create powerful flow of cold
water from deep zone to water surface.
[0028] The present invention offers to execute cooling of ocean
surface with the help of said means in the hurricane forming period
in combination with acting to atmosphere part of hurricane, in
particular, explosive (or other) acting to air hurricane part while
the vortex process is weak. For example, one can use oxygen-poor
fuel-air explosive delivered by pilotless fuel delivery means
(rockets) to necessary area of the hurricane.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0029] Therefore one of possible kind of this problem solution is
the creation of a method and means allowed to cool the water
surface in necessary time, in necessary place and even if to
elevate said ocean surface area temperature of two-four degrees
C[20].
[0030] Said aim is reached with the help offered invention. This
invention is described in following aspects characterized their
stages, features and advantages. This was made for better
understanding of their essence.
[0031] The main aspects of present invention consist in the cooling
of large zones of ocean surface with the help of the plurality
relocatable water pump stations using the water energy, in
particular, for: artificial cold water upwelling from high depth,
artificial warm surface water downwelling to high depth, and
evaporating of the spraying warm surface water and extracting heat
energy from ocean surface. The last process that is produced by the
plurality said stations is able to reduce the lifting warm air flow
above water surface that is able to induce the local hurricane.
[0032] The second aspect of the present invention consists in that
these stations are able to pump great water masses from the first
water layer with the predetermined temperature to the second
specified layer, for example, from deep cold water to the ocean
surface. And each of these stations comprise a main buoy and a
pipeline cylinder-liked in shape. Said main buoy contains an
internal cavity connected to external environment (atmosphere)
through one or more openings, said cavity is connected to internal
part of said pipeline and a water flow-controlled valve that is
placed inside said pipeline.
[0033] The third aspect consists in creating of a distributed
system consisting of the plurality of relocatable water pump
stations using wave energy, these stations are placed in waiting
positions, and these positions are chosen so that maximum number of
said stations is able to reach necessary place maximum fast after
receiving troubled message.
[0034] The fourth aspect of this invention consists in regular
dangerous region monitoring, determining place where it is liable
to appear hurricane, the target designation to the stations placed
near this region, and transmitting troubled information to said
stations with help wireless communication (acoustic, productivity
or radio channel) about the place and the time of hurricane
incipience, and really traffic and depth of motion.
[0035] The fifth aspect consists in that said stations comprise
special means for their submersing to predetermined depth, moving
under water surface and rising to the surface. This is useful
because the underwater conditions are little depended on external
weather.
[0036] The sixth aspect consists in that said stations contain
mover allowed transporting these stations not only by the help of
external towboat, for example, any submarine, ship, but also as
autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).
[0037] The seventh aspect consists in requirements to pipeline
material. In the case if the pipeline is more than predetermined
value then the average density of said pipeline is slightly over
water density, for example, the rigid material (such as
polyethylene, fiber-glass etc) or flexible film (on the base of
spectra, kevlar etc).
[0038] The eighth aspect consists in that said pipeline made from
flexible material holds its shape with the help of the holding
means, for example, plumbs (weights), placed in said pipeline lower
part evenly around it, and said plumbs having total weight that is
more than the sum of tangential stresses and inertia forces (given
below APPENDIX).
[0039] The ninth aspect consists in that said stations are able to
be in two states: opening state for effective water pumping or
collapsed state for fast travel, and in that these stations have
reconfigurable means for transforming these stations from first
state to second and back in sufficiently little time. These
reconfiguration means placed on any station are either a
self-sufficiency means or require to use additional means that are
may be located on special ship (submarine). And these stations have
to comply with sea stability conditions (said station metacenter
must lies above than the gravity center) in each states. Said
stations have positive buoyancy in the operating state.
[0040] The tenth aspect of the present invention consists in that
said stations being transformed in the collapsed state, said
stations have the least cross-section in movement direction and
this aspect makes said stations are suitable for transporting with
the help of embedded mover or independent towboat.
[0041] The eleventh aspect consists in that the stations contain
reconfiguration means for transforming said stations from operating
state to collapsed state and back. These reconfiguration means are
located either into said stations totally or partially. In last
case the additional means for these stations transforming placed on
special ships are used. For example, if the rigid pipeline is
partitioned into several sections and each of these sections has
length that is equal to several tens meters, then these sections
are connected by bayonet or thread connectors. The assembly and
disassembly of said pipeline for transforming from collapsed state
to operating state and back are used by the help of special ship
equipped by the ship hoist and special tongs.
[0042] The twelfth aspect consists in that the main buoy comprises
a control unit in which various programs of station controlling are
loaded and this device is placed inside main buoy. These programs
represent necessary algorithms of submersion, motion, emersion of
said stations and transformation from operating state to collapsed
state and back.
[0043] The thirteenth fourteenth aspect consists in that the warm
surface water zone is said level of the predetermined temperature,
said stations have the short pipeline, said valve is placed in the
lower part of said pipeline, each of one or more said lateral pipes
is ended by its sprayer outside said main buoy, each of said
sprayers is directed at an acute angle to the horizontal, and the
pipeline length is sufficient for transforming these water jets to
sufficiently little drops. The hydraulic hammer induces extracting
of water. The extracting water breaks up into separate jets and
then these jets break up into drops. This takes place because of
the internal instability of said jets. The little drops have very
large total external surface and this promotes evaporating. The
known methods, in particular, using ultrasonic, allow raising the
rate of these processes. The using of the hydraulic hammer may
result abrupt pressure increasing and requires using means of
safeguarding against this, for example, safety valves placed on the
pipeline surface. The aerodynamically useful shape of the
longitudinal cross-section of said pipeline is important for
successful working of said station and may be calculated by the
help of known methods. The wave energy converter may be placed as
inside said water tract, so also in additional pipeline according
to the aerodynamics requirements. This variant of said station may
be used in view of moved pipeline apart, for example, by the way of
telescoping of rigid pipeline or folding of flexible pipeline. The
order variant of station having the rigid pipeline consists in that
said station comprises the demountable joint means for joining of
said main buoy and said pipeline. Said means may be made in base of
the threat, bayonet etc. In the collapsed state said station
consists from separately placed main buoy and pipeline. The
pipeline length may be equal 5-30 m. The existing experience allows
transporting such station and mounting theirs. Short pipeline
length allows using the metal pipelines.
[0044] The fourteenth aspect consist in that the offered
free-floating stations have limiters of approach said stations each
other, are chosen from the group including: elastic bars, rotators
of said stations, in particular, with the help of that one or more
said lateral openings have their outlets are placed below water
surface and such tubes are bended relatively radial direction,
bulges placed on the pipeline surface along a helical path, and
said rotations is oriented so that all said stations rotate
clockwise (or anticlockwise), but in one direction only. The own
mover and communication means placed inside said stations and the
world-wide known booms anchors may be used for the limiting of
growing said stations apart.
[0045] The fifteenth aspect consists in that said station includes
such limiters which allow holding the position of said water pump
station. The two-sectional water-anchor allows finding trade-off of
two problems. At first, fixing said station position hinders
oscillations; at second, the water-anchor supports the orientation,
but don't supports constant position. The second section of said
water-anchor fixes the first section (the water-anchor, the buoy
lied on the water surface) position. The second section consists of
the garland of the buoys located under water vertically. The water
masses have different speed and direction, and sufficient length of
said garland allows averaging these fluctuations.
[0046] The sixteenth aspect is as follows: the main buoy comprises
energy source device consisting at least one source that is chosen
from the group including: the source loaded from the outside (fuel
cells etc) or/and wave energy converter connected to accumulator
(electrical or non-electric (mechanical or hydraulic) accumulator),
and this energy source device are connected with said control unit,
drive system and embedded mover. This allows prolonging the
autonomous moving time.
[0047] The following aspect of present invention consists in that
said stations may have the means for fast traveling in collapsed
state ( by embedded mover, by special ship etc) and the means for
the correction of said station correction in time of operating
state (using upgoing water energy).
[0048] The following aspect consists in that said station comprise
the locator (radio, acoustic or optic) that allows defining the
distance between said station and another object, in particular,
the second station. This allows maintaining predetermined
distances.
[0049] The following two aspects are connected with movement speed
increasing. It is necessary in order to said water pump stations
could be catch hurricane up. The increasing of the value L/d,
where: L-length of moving body, d-cross size, causes abrupt water
resistance decreasing. These offers make possible to move said
stations under water at a rate 5-25 km an hour. This rate is no
less that hurricane forward motion rate. The present offers make
possible said stations are re-usable against hurricane on the new
position.
[0050] The first of said two last aspects consists in forming the
main buoy into oblong near-stream shape. The most water pump
productivity corresponds to the most oscillations, and the most
oscillations correspond to this main buoy location named "beam in
the sea". The other directions correspond substantially little
productivity because of the long buoy, the length of which is
comparable with wave length, averages said oscillations and
decreases productivity. For this purpose the water-anchor is
offered that is connected to opposite ends of said buoy by two
ropes. For increasing efficiency of controlling these ropes may be
connected to tension-sense tool. Additionally, the oblong shape of
the main buoy extends area of the main buoy bottom and decreases
the pack thickness by packing the flexible sections.
[0051] The second of said two aspects consists in mounting a
docking assembly on the main buoy (docking port and docking unit at
the opposite ends of this buoy) that makes possible to unite
several said stations in common ship for travel. In this case the
mover consists of two separated blocks placed symmetrical about the
vertical plane of symmetry and outside main buoy so that said main
buoys adjacent in chain don't hamper each other, and such main
body's chain has near-streamlined shape.
[0052] The following aspect of this invention consists in creating
cold water masses at shallow depth with the help of a rotatable
reservoir that is cylinder-like in shape, and present method uses
the state of practically indifferent equilibrium of the reservoir.
The density increase with depth, but real increment for said
reservoir is no more 0.2%.
[0053] The last aspect of this invention offers for strengthening
of said effect to use the additional action on the atmospheric part
of said dangerous phenomenon with the help of other, in particular,
known methods, for example, such as oxygen-poor fuel-air explosive
in various sensitive points of over water space, and this action is
executed concurrently with pumping water. It is helpful to
displacement such stations on the way of probable hurricane
movement in order to create the cooled water zone on said way.
Besides, in addition, these stations can be used against one and
the same hurricane repeatedly.
[0054] The offered water pump stations, using wave energy, have
simple design and may be produced in large quantity.
[0055] All necessary parameters given in this application is
really. The existing data allow to estimate the artificial
upwelling productivity as 0.3-1.0 cubic meters per second if the
pipeline (conduit) length equals 400 meters, wave height equals 2
meters and pipeline diameter equals about 1 square meters [16].
There exist many researches of analogical devices (artificial
upwelling and mixing-AUMIX)[21, 22].
[0056] The existing autonomous unmanned underwater vehicles (AUV)
allow to reach the travel speed that is equal about 18.5 km/hour
(Jane's Defense, 14.09.2005) by submerged depth about 200 m (Sea
Keeper), Japan "Urasima" submarine's record was 317 km at a depth
800 m in a period of 56 hours. "Urasima" used fuel cells as energy
source, and the sea bottom acoustic beacons and laser gyroscope for
the orientation.
[0057] The standard submerged acoustic system (NATO) works at a
distance 10 km only, because variations in water temperature,
salinity and motion distort the signals. A sonar system called Deep
Siren could change this by using very low frequency sonar that
would overcome these conditions and increase the range of data
transmissions to between 70 and 200 kilometers[23].
[0058] The field of autonomous underwater unmanned vehicle (AUV)
creation is under active study now[24-27].
[0059] These data show that all necessary parameters given in
present invention are reachable really.
[0060] According to [16] and Appendix 7 the ideal discharge Q=0.93
cub.m./sec, TO COOTBeTCTByer 80 000 cubic m./twenty-four hours.
[0061] Let us area of substantial part of "young" hurricane equals
200 sq. km ( "eye's" diameter is equal to 20-50 km), then 1000
offered stations (each about $20000-30000) will produce about
10.sup.7-10.sup.8 cmps (cubic meter per second) of cold water that
allows to depress the surface 0.8 m-layer temperature from
26.degree. C. to 22.degree. C. [0062] NB. The stations that is
considered according to claims 8 and 13 may be produced at a rate
of a few tens of thousand.
[0063] It is difficult to estimate the result of the said
downwelling and the spraying, but even 5% evaporating of total
quantity of said spraying water subtract from this water-air mass
about 2.5 TCal. This is sufficiently to rise the surface layer of
thickness about 1 m of four degrees C.
[0064] The variant of evaporating requires the short pipeline that
is useful for moving.
[0065] On the other hand, simply variants, according to claim 8 and
13, may be used for transportation similar stations the high-speed
ships [28], for example:
[0066] hydrofoils (.about.40 knots),
[0067] ekranoplans (.about.500 km/hour, .about.300 tons,
project),
and new project Pelican Ultra Large Transport Aircraft [ULTRA] of
Boeing Corp. [29].
[0068] This allows to overtaking any hurricane, creating on its way
the cold water layer and even deflecting this hurricane [20].
[0069] This layer may be sufficient in order to a hurricane
weakening.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
[0070] FIGS. 1A-1M illustrate various positions of a station using
the pipeline made from a rigid material.
[0071] FIG. 1A is a drawing of a front view of such station in the
operating state.
[0072] FIG. 1B is a drawing of a side view of such station in the
operating state.
[0073] FIG. 1C is drawing of such station in intermediate state in
going from operating state to transport state.
[0074] FIG. 1D is drawing of such station in the transport
state.
[0075] FIG. 1E shows the sequence of said station transforming from
operating state to collapsed state.
[0076] FIG. 1F shows the sequence of said station transforming from
collapsed state to operating state.
[0077] FIG. 1G shows one variant of the two-positional switch
scheme.
[0078] FIG. 1H shows a fastening unit.
[0079] FIG. 1J and FIG. 1K show two variant of the valve.
[0080] FIG. 1L shows the developed view of the main buoy.
[0081] FIG. 1M shows a scheme assembly and disassembly of the
station having the rigid pipeline consisting of several sections
those length is equal to several tens meters.
[0082] FIGS. 2A-2E illustrate various positions of a station having
pipeline made from a flexible material.
[0083] FIG. 2A is a front view of such station in the operating
state.
[0084] FIG. 2B is a front view of such station in the collapsed
state.
[0085] FIG. 2C illustrates packing flexible pipeline.
[0086] FIG. 2D is the first scheme of packing in view of
pleats.
[0087] FIG. 2E is the second scheme of packing in view of plane
covering.
[0088] FIGS. 3A-3G show the reservoir of cold water placed below
water surface.
[0089] FIG. 3A shows reservoir placed below water surface and said
water pump station placed above its.
[0090] FIG. 3B shows singly placed reservoir.
[0091] FIGS. 3C-3G show sequence steps of the cold water masses
creation beneath the ocean surface: initial position (C),
submerging (D), placing aflat (E), cold water filling (F) and
turning (G).
[0092] FIG. 4A shows a group of these stations connected by ropes
sequentially.
[0093] FIG. 4B shows two these stations jointed together by docking
unit.
[0094] FIG. 5 shows the station having oblong near-stream shape
placed along the wave crest and the water-anchor.
[0095] FIG. 6A shows the simple variant of the water pump
station.
[0096] FIG. 6B shows such station that is in collapsed state, and a
winch lifting this station above ocean surface for transporting by
the help of a ship.
[0097] FIG. 7 shows the water pump station using the hydraulic
hammer for spraying warm water.
[0098] FIG. 8A shows one scheme of reacting against hurricane.
[0099] FIG. 8B illustrates one possible scheme of such stations
placement.
[0100] FIG. 9A demonstrates the rotating stations interaction.
[0101] FIG. 9B demonstrates the turning moment creation.
[0102] FIG. 9C shows two-sectional water-anchor.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0103] This description of the present invention is illustrated by
the example of said stations using artificial upwelling for
hurricane weakening.
[0104] FIGS. 1A-1E show a schematic view of a relocatable water
pump station that has the pipeline made from rigid material (rigid
pipeline).
[0105] FIG. 1A shows said station 110 in the operating state
(conventionally, front view). This station 110 comprises a main
buoy 115 and an additional module-buoy 116. The united buoy 115-116
floats on a water surface in ocean (surface zone). The water
surface is indicated by "AIR-WATER". The united buoy 115-116 has
internal cavity 111 in view through channel. On the top of this
channel 111 is placed a opening 114. The main buoy 115 comprises a
lateral pipe 112. An opening 113 (outlet) of the pipe 112 is placed
above water surface. The pipeline 120 made from rigid material
erects down. Its lower opening 121(inlet) is placed in DEER
ZONE(Cold water). This pipeline 120 is closed from top 122. The
opening (one or more) 123 is placed near upper end 122 of the
pipeline. This opening 123 and entrance in the pipe 112 is fair.
The water flow-controlling valve 125 is placed in upper part of the
pipeline 120. Such valve has a disc (on these Figs the valve disc
120 is shown). Such valve has a disk and a seat (isn't shown so
that such valves are known devices). The seat is fastened on the
pipeline envelop and has the central opening. The valve disc is
hung by hinges, for example, or said disc moves free between said
seat and limiters placed slightly above seat. In lower position of
the disc the valve covers the seat opening, in higher-uncovers one.
Last variant using free disc has minimum switch time.
[0106] FIG. 1B shows two rolls 131 that are placed in the pipe 111
and these rolls 131 clamp the upper part of the pipeline 120.
[0107] FIG. 1C shows an immediate state of this station by
transforming from opening state to collapsed state. The station is
submerged to predetermined depth. The additional buoy 116 is
clamped on the pipeline 120 in the first position (N=1, where N is
equal to the number of the additional buoys). The main buoy 115 is
placed near its base position in collapsed state.
[0108] FIG. 1D shows the main buoy 115 and the additional buoy 116
together with the pipeline 120 that are placed on the predetermined
depth in collapsed state.
[0109] FIG. 1E illustrates transforming said station to collapsed
state. In this Figure this station includes the main buoy 115, two
additional buoy-modules 116_1 and 116_2, the pipeline 120 and the
upper end of this pipeline 122. The main buoy contains the rolls
131. The sign "V" shows the position of the two-positional switch.
If this sign is placed in horizontal then the next module is
fastened to previous. If this sign is directed down then this
module is fastened on the pipeline. The rolls 131 move this
pipeline to new predetermined position and fastened the main buoy
115 to pipeline 120.
[0110] Step 1--initial operating state.
[0111] Step 2--pipeline is moved by the rolls 131 and it takes the
first position.
[0112] Step 3--the two-positional switch placed inside module 116_2
is switched and the module 116_2 is disengaged from module 116_1
and is fastened on this position of pipeline.
[0113] Step 4--the rolls 131 move pipeline together with the module
116_2 and the pipeline 120 takes the second position.
[0114] Step 5--the two-positional switch placed inside module 116_1
switches and the module 116_1 is disengaged from main buoy 115 and
is fastened on this position of pipeline.
[0115] Step 6--the rolls 131 move pipeline together with additional
modules 116_1 and 116_2 to the second position. This position
corresponds to "operating state".
[0116] FIG. 1F illustrates similarly reverse transformation said
station from collapsed state to operating state.
[0117] FIG. 1G shows the scheme of one variant of the
two-positional switch that is placed inside module "n" (in center
of this figure). These FIGS. 1G-1H are shown for example. It this
Fig. is shown two adjacent modules "n-1" and "n+1". Such switch is
placed inside each additional module. FIG. 1G presents one variant
of the energy-independent switch. The base of this switch is the
two-positional spring 170 that has two stability positions. The
triangle 162 is formed from the rods. This triangle has possibility
to slew around the hinge 163_4 between two positions that is
determined by the spring 170 positions. The triangle 162 and this
spring are connected by the hinges 163_1, 163_2 and the rod
161_4.
[0118] The rocker 164 is formed from the rods too. Each slewing
induces moving the magnets inside the units 150_1 and 150_2 with
the help of the rods 161_1 and 161_3. These fastening units 150
attach the module "n" either to previous module "n-1" or to the
pipeline 120. This unit 150 is shown in following FIG. 1H. If the
magnet 155_3 is in high position then the spring 172 presses the
plunger 153 to either the pipeline surface 120 or the bulge surface
180_1(180_2)--for example. When the magnet 155_3 lowers then it
attracts plunger 153 releasing surface.
[0119] The basic state of the magnet 155_1 corresponds to upper
position of core 157 and step 1 (FIG. 1E). The magnet 155_3 inside
the unit 150_1 is in the upper position too. The plunger 153 is
attached to the bulge 180_1 module n-1. The magnet M inside unit
150_2 is in lower position and corresponding plunger is in the
upper position too. Let us module n+1 is absent. The step1-to-step2
transition is caused by lowering the magnet 155_1. This results to
lowering the core 157, magnet 155_3 inside the unit 150_1, lifting
the plunger 153 inside the unit 150_1 and releasing module "n" from
module "n-1". Immediately the triangle 162 induces lifting of the
magnet inside unit 150_2, lowering the plunger inside unit 150_2
and clamping the pipeline 120 (trigger). Then the rolls in the main
buoy move pipeline, the influence module "n-1" upon the module "n"
is lost. For the validity of working said position of magnet 155_1
is conserved for a time until the influence of the magnet 155_1
will be weaken enough (it isn't shown). Then the magnet 155_1
returns to base (upper) state and remains in this state. Therefore
by sufficient approaching module "n" to module "n-1" (step7-step 8
FIG. 1F) the magnet 155_1 attracts core 157 and lifts its that
induces lowering the plunger 153 inside unit 150_1 and attaching
module "n" to module "n-1".
[0120] The signal passes through intermediate modules, for example
step2-step3, according to scheme of "standing-on-ones carry" (it
isn't shown). Such transmits further if following module is
attached to this, and one is used in this module if following
module is absent.
[0121] In FIG. 1J is shown first variant of the upgoing water
flow-controlled valve. The tract 111 (for, example, rigid or
flexible pipeline, analogously) has upper opening 114. The valve
seat 125_3 is placed inside said tract. The valve doors 125_2 are
mounted on the cross lintel 125_4. The upgoing water flow opens
these doors, the weight of these doors lower theirs.
[0122] The valve shown in the FIG. 1K uses the the disk (plug)
125_6 that in lower state is attached to the valve seat 125_5 and
closes the pipeline.
[0123] The FIG. 1L shows the developed view of the main buoy 115
using the rigid pipeline. Two parts 115_1 and 115_2 of this main
buoy 115 are connected by the help of the hinge having the hinge
axis 190_1. It is shown the internal part of the cavity 111. It is
shown two tongs 190_2 for fastened said main buoy.
[0124] FIG. 1M shows a scheme assembly and disassembly of the
station having the rigid pipeline 120 consisting of several
sections those length is equal to several tens meters. The ship
hoist 190 is placed on the deck of the special ship 100. The ship
100 is equipped by two tongs: the first tongs 191 and the second
tongs 192. It is shown that the upper section 120_1 is fastened by
the first tongs 120_1, the rest part of the pipeline 120 is
fastened by the second tongs 192. The section package 193 is placed
on the ship deck.
[0125] In FIG. 2A-2E is shown a schematic view of a relocatable
water pump station that has pipeline made from flexible
material.
[0126] In FIG. 2A is shown said variant station 210 in according to
present invention in operating state. The pipeline 220 made from
flexible material is erected down by plumbs (weights). The pipeline
220 is fastened to the main buoy bottom 217. Plumbs (weights) are
placed around pipeline in its lower part (predominantly) and aren't
shown. These plumbs hold this pipeline in tensed state by various
wave oscillations. The main buoy 215 has the cavity 211. This
cavity 211 is connected to the lateral pipes 212. The valve 225 is
placed in lower part of the cavity 211. The spools 218 are placed
inside said main buoy (in the equipment clamber). The lower end 220
of said pipeline includes opening 221 that is placed in DEEP ZONE
(cold water). In FIGS. 2A-2C two pairs of the knot points (231 _1
and 232_1 and 231_2 and 232_2, correspondently) most removed from
main buoy bottom are shown. Four ropes (241_1 and 242_1) and (241_2
and 242_2) are connected to four knot points that are said above.
These ropes pass through circular cells that are fastened to
correspondent immediate knot points (231_3, 232_3 and further).
Each of the upper ends of these ropes is connected to correspondent
spool 218. These ropes are reeled up the correspondent spools and
reeled off.
[0127] In FIG. 2B is shown the station 210 using pipeline made from
flexible material in the collapsed state. It is shown the package
226 of said flexible pipeline.
[0128] FIG. 2C illustrates pipeline packing (immediate state,
bottom view at an acute angle). The pipeline 220 made from flexible
material is fastened to main buoy bottom 217 by with help of the
flange 218. The start of these ropes 241(241_1 and 241_2) and 242
(242_1 and 242_2) are on the surface of the pipeline 220 near the
entrance 221. Here these ropes are fastened in the knot points 231
(231_and 231_2) and 232 (232_1 and 232_2) correspondently, further
pass through circular cells in the knot points 231_3, 232_3 and
further, and lastly end inside main buoy (correspondent spools
aren't shown) passing through openings 219. The flexible pipeline
packing is executed by stretching of said ropes. FIG. 2D
illustrates a simply method of said package folding for M=5. For
example, the rope that passes through the opening 219_2, further
through the cells 241_16, 241_10, 241_8 sequentially and ends in
the point 231_2. The full step is equal 2*M-2=8. Correspondently,
the knot points 232_1, 232_9, 232_17 etc. FIG. 2E illustrates more
intricate scheme packing that make possible decreasing of the
package height at the expense of placing of this package on more
area.
[0129] In FIG. 3A is shown a water reservoir 320 floated below sea
level (AIR-WATER). This reservoir has lower flange 318 on which a
lower cover is placed (isn't shown) and a upper flange 340 having
central opening 342. Inside the reservoir 320 the diaphragms 326
are placed. Above said reservoir the water pump station 310 is
located. The main buoy 315 floats on the water surface. The
pipeline 329 is placed inside the reservoir 320 and said diaphragms
326. The blinds 360 are erected down. In FIG. 3A is shown the water
flow scheme. The useful FLOW 3 is a sum of cold water FLOW 2 and
interfering warm water FLOW 1. The difference of FLOW 2 and FLOW 1
determine the temperature of ejecting water through upper section
329. The difference in these weights is too little (a fraction of
percent), and two types of retarding warm water means: flexible
diaphragms 326 and flexible blinds 327. The diaphragms 326 are
placed inside lower section 320 and the blinds 327 are drawn on the
way of FLOW2 as a precautionary influence this FLOW2. The length of
lower section 320 is more significantly than upper section 329 but
the upper section length is more than the distance between the main
buoy bottom and the lowest diaphragms. The reservoir 320 holds its
depth by the help of the buoys 361 and ropes 371 (FIG. 3B). These
buoys compensate the warm water layer (FLOW 1) pressure. This
design has means holding the vertical position of this reservoir
and means holding the relative positions of said reservoir 327 and
said main buoy 315 (aren't shown).
[0130] In FIG. 3B is shown the second variant of this design. The
continuous cover 340 blocks warm water FLOW 1. The pump ( isn't
shown) connects to said reservoir by pipe 320 and is placed outside
this reservoir. Such pump may use as wave energy, so other methods.
The pipe 329 levels the pressure in this reservoir. The buoys 361
hold the vertical position of the reservoir 327.
[0131] In FIGS. 3C-3G are shown the sequential stages of the cold
water masses forming. The flexible reservoir 327 is fastened to the
upper flange 340 lowers at the depth that is equal one half of
pipeline length. The upper flange 340 is connected to ship 310 by
ropes 372. At a necessary depth the ship 310 moves forwards and
hauls said upper flange at the ropes 372. The turn (F1) meets with
large water resistance (the large side area). The upper opening is
open. The movement to forwards doesn't meet with large resistance
and said reservoir fills by cold depth water.
[0132] The reservoir is in indifferent equilibrium state. Then the
ship 310 moves back, creates the turning moment around the gravity
center. After 90 degree turn the upper flange reaches ocean water
surface.
[0133] In the case using of the flexible reservoir the upper cover
has to close before turning in order to its shape holding or to use
order means.
[0134] In the case using of the rigid pipeline its lowering
executes in inclined state. In FIG. 4A is shown offered stations
410. Each of these stations equips with a joining assembly
consisted of the jointing plug 451 and joining socket 452. These
plug and unit are placed on the opposite ends of the stations 410.
Several stations are connected with each other, for example, by the
ropes 440 sequentially. In FIG. 4B the group of these stations is
shown in the attached state.
[0135] In FIG. 5 is shown the station having the oblong main buoy
510. This station is shown on the crest of wave. The ropes 541 and
542 connect the ends of this main buoy ( the bow and the stern) 531
and 532 to a water-anchor 540 that helps to conserve chosen
direction "beam in the sea".
[0136] In FIG. 6A is shown the simply variant of this station
according to claim 8. The station 610 includes the main buoy 615
and flexible pipeline 620 that has lower opening 621. The main buoy
615 includes said cavity 611, lateral pipe having outlets 613. The
main buoy 615 includes special through holes 618. The ropes 641
pass through circular cells, further through these holes 618
upstairs and are fastened one to another on the top of the main
buoy 615 in the knot point 645. The bulges 661 are designed for
rigging this station on the deck of ship 600 without touching
package of pipeline.
[0137] In the FIG. 6B is shown a ship 600, having a winch 601 and a
drum 602. Said station 610 is caught on the knot 645 with the winch
60 1and is lifted overwater. The drawing off these ropes transforms
the pipeline in the collapsed state. In this FIG. 6B is shown that
the pipeline package is placed completely between the bulges.
[0138] The FIG. 7 shows the water pump station using the hydraulic
hammer for spraying warm water. The station 710 comprises main buoy
715 and the pipeline 720 having lower opening 721. In the lower
part of said pipeline 720 the valve seat 724 and valve disc 725 are
placed. The total flow 751 passes through said pipeline 720 (752)
and divides into several parts 753. Each of these parts 753 passes
through separate pipe 730, compresses by water pressure and nozzle
shape 731 and sprays through upper opening 754.
[0139] In the FIG. 8A is shown conditionally the hurricane. The
stations 610 produce cold water masses on the water surface under
hurricane, the rockets filled by oxygen-poor fuel-air are launched
to the vulnerable points of hurricane. These points may be, for
example, the lower part of hurricane, the area of wind speed
minimum etc.
[0140] FIG. 8B illustrates one possible scheme of such stations
placement for struggle against hurricane. The hurricane moves to
sea-coast where city is placed. The current way determines the
positions where need place such station 813 and calculates
predicted way/On the predicted way such stations place 812 and
groups of such stations prepare for sea-coast protection.
[0141] FIG. 9A demonstrates the rotating stations interaction.
According to Bernoulli the pressure between turning in one
direction stations 910 is more than in other places (this is shown
by signs "+".
[0142] FIG. 9B demonstrates that the jets directed in opposite
directions create the turning moment that turns said station. These
jets are the little parts of upgoing flow that are extracted
through additional lateral opening for this purpose.
[0143] FIG. 9C shows two-sectional water-anchor. The common
water-anchor 911 floats near said station 910 and is tethered to
said station 910 by the rope 941. The garland of the second section
is formed by the ropes 942. This garland includes group of the
buoys 912. These buoys are tethered to each other in series by
ropes 942. The water streams "stream" at a different depth are
directed in different directions. These buoys located at different
depths are subjected to these different "stream" forces. Said buoys
may be made in view of flexible balloons filled by water.
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