Energy recovery system for marine vessels
OwnerMario Curcioinventor
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Abstract
An energy recovery system 100 for a marine vessel 200 is herein disclosed comprising at least one water turbine 101, 102 with vertical axis 105, 106 respectively arranged aft and off center, that is either port side or starboard side, with respect to a rotational axis 211 of a respective propeller but at a distance from the propeller and from the rotational axis of the propeller such as to be at least partially in a wake range 21′ of the propeller in order to recover at least part of the dissipated rotational power. A vessel 200 comprising at least one energy recovery system 100 and a method for recovering at least part of the energy dissipated by the marine vessel are herein also disclosed.
Claims13
An energy recovery system for a marine vessel, the marine vessel comprising at least one marine propeller configured to transform rotational power into linear thrust by acting upon water in order to move the vessel, while at least part of the rotational power is dissipated in the formation of an accelerated vortical water flow in a wake of the propeller, wherein the energy recovery system comprises at least one water turbine with vertical axis rotatably fixed to a vessel hull and respectively arranged aft and off center, that is either port side or starboard side, with respect to a rotational axis of a respective propeller but at a distance from the propeller and from the rotational axis of the propeller such as to be at least partially in a wake range of the propeller in order to recover at least part of the dissipated rotational power from the accelerated vortical water flow.
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