Belt and method for reducing the drag of a hull of a floating vessel
AssigneeMarine Performance Systems B.V.
InventorPieter Karel Anton KAPTEIJN
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Abstract
A belt for reducing the drag of a hull of a floating vessel, whereby the belt includes a belt body extending in a length direction (L), whereby the belt has, a sequence of bubble generators which are embedded in the belt body, whereby the belt has an air channel for supplying pressurized air to the bubble generators, whereby the air channel extends in the length direction (L), whereby the bubble generators are connected to the air channel, whereby the belt body is made of a flexible material. Also disclosed is a device having such a belt and a method of reducing the drag of a hull of a floating vessel using such a belt.
Claims15
A belt for reducing the drag of a hull of a floating vessel, whereby the belt comprises a belt body extending in a length direction (L), whereby the belt comprises a sequence of bubble generators which are embedded in the belt body, whereby the belt comprises an air channel for supplying pressurised air to the bubble generators, whereby the air channel extends in the length direction (L), whereby the bubble generators are connected to the air channel, wherein the belt body is made of a flexible material.
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