Submerged object suspended from a towing cable optimized to neutralize disrupting hydrodynamic forces
US10029765B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B2211/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An object that can be towed in a fluid by a cable along a substantially horizontal transport axis comprises a body suspended under gravity from the cable by a fixing arm, and an exterior hydrodynamic surface that is symmetric with respect to a vertical plane containing the transport axis, so as to limit the lateral lift of the body, and an opening passing through the body along a vertical axis and configured to equalize the pressures of fluid flowing along the exterior surface, making it possible to limit the hydrodynamic forces that may be generated perpendicular to the transport axis giving rise to a force in rotation about the transport axis opposing the effect of gravity.
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