Air supply apparatus for a ship, ship including the same, and method of supplying air to an air lubrication device
AssigneeAccelleron Switzerland Ltd.
InventorsJean-Francois Tissot, Jari Keinaenen, Daniel Rusch
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Abstract
An air supply apparatus for a ship is described. The air supply apparatus includes a fuel cell and an air lubrication device for resistance reduction of the ship. An exhaust gas outlet of the fuel cell is connected with the air lubrication device via an exhaust gas line for supplying exhaust gas to the air lubrication device. Further, a ship comprising an air supply apparatus according to any embodiments described herein as well as a method of supplying air to an air lubrication device of a ship are described.
Claims17
An air supply apparatus for a ship, comprising:
- a fuel cell;
- an air lubrication device for resistance reduction of the ship;
- a compressor connected to a pressurised line system for providing a pressurised fluid to the pressurised line system, wherein:
- the pressurised line system is connected to the fuel cell for providing the fuel cell with pressurised fluid from the compressor, and wherein
- the pressurised line system is further connected to the air lubrication device for providing pressurised fluid to the air lubrication device,
- wherein a compressor outlet of the compressor is connected with the air lubrication device via a bifurcated intake gas line of the pressurised line system for supplying pressurised fluid from the compressor outlet to the air lubrication device, and
- wherein the bifurcated intake gas line includes a first branch-off intake line connected to the fuel cell and a second branch-off intake line connected to the air lubrication device.
A ship comprising an air supply apparatus, the air supply apparatus comprising:
- a fuel cell;
- an air lubrication device for resistance reduction of the ship;
- a compressor connected to a pressurised line system for providing pressurised fluid to the pressurised line system, wherein
- the pressurised line system is connected to the fuel cell for providing the fuel cell with pressurised fluid from the compressor, and wherein
- the pressurised line system is further connected to the air lubrication device for providing pressurised fluid to the air lubrication device,
- wherein a compressor outlet of the compressor is connected with the air lubrication device via a bifurcated intake gas line of the pressurised line system for supplying pressurised fluid from the compressor outlet to the air lubrication device, and
- wherein the bifurcated intake gas line includes a first branch-off intake line connected to the fuel cell and a second branch-off intake line connected to the air lubrication device.
A method of installing a fuel cell in an air supply apparatus for a ship, the air supply apparatus comprising an air lubrication device for resistance reduction of the ship, and a compressor for providing the air lubrication device with pressurised fluid, the method comprising:
- connecting an outlet of the compressor and an inlet of the fuel cell via a bifurcated intake gas line for providing the fuel cell with pressurised fluid from the compressor;
- and
- connecting an inlet of the air lubrication device with the compressor outlet via the bifurcated intake gas line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.