Ship drive system and retrofitting method for a ship drive system
US11015520B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/30
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A ship propulsion system comprises at least one internal combustion engine with a combustion chamber for burning a fuel and a turbocharger with a compressor in an intake tract of the internal combustion engine. The ship propulsion system further comprises an electrolysis device, which produces hydrogen and oxygen gas, which are added on a pressure side of the compressor and conducted to the internal combustion engine. Moreover, a water tank and an alcohol tank are connected to a pressure side of the compressor in order to add water and alcohol to the charge air.
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