Flat-bottom fluvial transport boat comprising inflatable buoyancy tanks
AssigneeBk Trading
InventorBruno Kenner
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Abstract
A flat-bottom fluvial transport boat comprising inflatable buoyancy tanks consisting of at least one pair of port side and starboard inflatable volumes. The paired inflatable volumes are connected to each other by means of one or more pressure balancing means.
Claims7
A fluvial boat for transporting goods comprising inflatable buoyancy tanks composed of at least one pair of port and starboard inflatable volumes, wherein the at least one pair of port and starboard inflatable volumes are connected by one or more ducts configured to balance pressure between the at least one pair of port and starboard inflatable volumes, and in that the fluvial boat comprises a pump configured to modify a W/D ratio where W denotes a maximum width of the fluvial boat, and D denotes a draft of the fluvial boat, the pump controlling an inflation of the inflatable buoyancy tanks to reduce the draft and a deflation of the inflatable buoyancy tanks to reduce a lateral size of the fluvial boat.
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