B - Operations – Transporting – 63 – B
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
63
B
B63B 21/50 (2006.01) B63H 25/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2218484
Method and means to direct an anchored floating structure (1) against the direction of the waves, where said structure at its fore end is moored to a buoy or the like. The floating structure is provided with one or more turnable wind rudders) (5) at its aft end, where said rudder(s) may be adjusted versus the direction of the wind in a manner that secures to direct the floating structure against the direction of the waves in a stable manner. The wind rudder or rudders (5) sections may advantageously have a wind profile- or a droplet-like shape.
Dispositif et procédé servant à diriger une structure flottante (1) à l'ancre contre le sens des vagues, ladite structure étant amarrée à une bouée, par exemple, au niveau de son extrémité avant. Cette structure flottante est pourvue d'une ou plusieurs dérives rotatives (5) au niveau de son extrémité arrière, lesdites dérives pouvant être réglées contre le sens du vent, de manière à diriger la structure flottante contre le sens des vagues de façon constante. Les dérives peuvent présenter un profil en forme d'aile ou de gouttelette, ce qui constitue une amélioration.
Askestad Sigmund
Nielsen Finn Gunnar
Fetherstonhaugh & Co.
Norsk Hydro Asa
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