The present invention relates to a deformable variable helical cylinder applied by deforming a variable helix, and a propeller and nozzle using the same.
One prior art that constructs a propulsion device such a propeller using a helix is “Propeller with screw-shaped blade in ship” of Korean Utility Model No. 20-0278161 published on Jun. 20, 2020. The propulsion portion of the propulsion device illustrated in
Another prior art that uses a helix to construct a propulsion device such a propeller is “Spiral type reciprocal driving cylindrical propeller” of Korean Patent No. 10-1703873 published on Feb. 7, 2017, in which there is a case where spiral blades or fins are formed on an outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical cylinder extending in one direction and applied to an amphibious vehicle. The cylindrical propeller illustrated in
However, in all of the above prior arts, the spiral blade is only attached to the outside of the cylindrical body, that is, the cylinder, and the cylinder itself is not helically formed. To the extent of the inventor's knowledge, no invention has been previously proposed to obtain the propulsion force by helically forming the cylinder inside the body of any propeller.
An object of the present invention is to provide a cylinder formed of an empty space inside a body.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a propeller and a nozzle in which a deformable variable helical cylinder is formed inside the body.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a cylinder in which an internal flow of a fluid can be adjusted by adjusting a ratio of a body section and an outlet section, the number of revolutions, the number of internal cylinders, the number of external pins and internal cylinders, or the like, a propeller, and a nozzle using the same.
Another object of the present invention is to provide transportation means such as a ship, a submarine, an aircraft, and a drone to which the cylinder, the propeller, the nozzle, or the like described above is applied.
The deformable variable helical cylinder of the present invention is fundamentally based on a helix in space. The helix starts from a point in space and draws a trajectory while rotating around a central axis, and is similar in shape to a common spring. The elements that define the helix are a radius, a pitch, and a height of the helix. The variable helix is obtained by deforming the radius and the period of the helix, and has a shape where the radius at a bottom gets smaller upward. The deformable variable helix (mVHC) of the present invention is formed by deforming the variable helix once more. The biggest feature thereof is that an outlet section of the variable helix is deformed to be almost parallel to the rotational central axis.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a helical cylinder having a hollow cylindrical shape with a predetermined radius based on a cylinder central line that helically rotates around a rotational central axis, in which the cylindrical shape has a form that helically rotates along the cylinder central line, the cylindrical shape has an inlet for an inflow of a fluid and an outlet for an outflow of the fluid, and the outlet of the cylindrical shape extends parallel to the rotational central axis.
In addition, a diameter of the inlet is larger than a diameter of the outlet, and a diameter of the cylindrical shape gradually decreases from an inlet side to an outlet side.
In addition, a distance between the cylinder central line and the rotational central axis gradually decreases from an inlet side to an outlet side of the cylindrical shape.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a helical cylinder having a plurality of basic cylinders that helically rotate around the same rotational central axis, in which each of the basic cylinders has an inlet for an inflow of a fluid and an outlet for an outflow of the fluid, a cylinder body between the inlet and the outlet is closed, the number of revolutions of a helix over an entire length of the helical cylinder is M (where M is a positive real number), and the number of basic cylinders is N (where N is a natural number).
In addition, the N basic cylinders are spaced apart from each other in the same phase.
In addition, a diameter of the basic cylinder gradually decreases from an inlet side to an outlet side, and the outlet portion of the basic cylinder is provided with an outlet section in which the basic cylinder extends parallel to the rotational central axis.
In addition, a cross section of the basic cylinder is a circle or a polygon.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a propeller including the helical cylinder; and a casing surrounding the helical cylinder.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a propeller including a body portion provided with F pins; and N cylinders formed in the body portion, in which F and N are natural numbers, and the cylinders are implemented as empty spaces.
In addition, each of the cylinders is implemented as a hollow space with a predetermined radius based on a cylinder central line that helically rotates around a rotational central axis of the propeller.
In addition, each of the cylinders is provided with an inlet for an inflow of a fluid and an outlet for an outflow of the fluid, and a diameter of the cylinder gradually decreases from an inlet side to an outlet side.
In addition, a distance between the cylinder central line and the rotational central axis gradually decreases from the inlet side to the outlet side.
In addition, the outlet portion of each of the cylinders is provided with an outlet section in which the cylinder extends parallel to the rotational central axis.
In addition, the N cylinders are spaced apart from each other in the same phase.
In addition, the (N, F) is one of (3, 3), (3, 6), and (5, 5).
Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a nozzle including a cylinder portion having a plurality of basic cylinders that helically rotate around the same rotational central axis; and a drum portion connected to the cylinder portion, in which each of the basic cylinders has an inlet for an inflow of a fluid from the drum portion and an outlet for an outflow of the fluid, a cylinder body between the inlet and the outlet is closed, and the plurality of basic cylinders are spaced apart from each other in the same phase.
In addition, a diameter of the basic cylinder gradually decreases from an inlet side to an outlet side.
In addition, the outlet portion of each of the basic cylinders is provided with an outlet section extending parallel to the rotational central axis.
In addition, a distance of the basic cylinder between the cylinder central line and the rotational central axis gradually decreases from the inlet side to the outlet side.
According to the present invention, a cylinder formed with an empty space inside the body is provided.
In addition, according to the present invention, a propeller and a nozzle are provided in which the deformable variable helical cylinder is formed inside the body.
In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide transportation means such as a ship, a submarine, an aircraft, and a drone to which the cylinder, the propeller, the nozzle, or the like is applied.
Meanwhile, by adjusting the outlet section of the deformable variable helical cylinder of the present invention, or by adjusting one or more of the correlation between the number of fins and the number of revolutions of the cylinder, and the correlation between the number of fins and the number of cylinders, it is possible to control the flow of the fluid inside the cylinder and the thrust of the outlet.
The main difference between the deformable variable helical cylinder (mVHC) of the present invention and a conventional cylindrical cylinder is the cohesion of the water and air currents. First, the water or air current that flows in through the inlet section of the deformable variable helical cylinder due to the external rotational motion or the external pressure enters the body section at high speed and increasing pressure according to the shape of the closed and gradually narrowing cylinder. Second, an internal rotational force is generated within the body section due to the water and air currents entering the body section while maintaining high speed and high pressure. The internal rotational force and the pressure are maintained due to the water and air currents continuously flowing in from the inlet section. Third, the internal rotational force and the pressure gradually increase due to the shape of the cylinder with a gradually narrowing diameter, and are completely concentrated in the outlet section without any water or air current being lost, and are converted into linear thrust and spraying force parallel to the central axis.
In other words, when flowing into the deformable variable helical cylinder of the present invention, the water or air current is naturally converted into the linear motion through the rotational motion using the helix, and thus the inflow water or air current is completely converted into the thrust or the spraying force parallel to the central axis.
The deformable variable helical (mVHC) propeller and the nozzle can also be said to have the same principle as that of the cylinder, in the case of the propeller, the water or air pressure is generated in the cylinder by the external rotational force, and in the case of the nozzle, the water or air pressure acts from the outside. In the case of the nozzle, the water and air pressures that continuously flow into the inlet section of the nozzle maintain the internal rotational force of the nozzle, and the pressures gradually increase due to the shape of the cylinder which is gradually narrowed, and are completely concentrated in the outlet section without any water or air current being lost without resistance, thereby being converted into the linear thrust and the spraying force parallel to the central axis.
The deformable variable helical cylinder is fundamentally based on a helix in space. A helix starts from a point in space and draws a trajectory while rotating around a central axis (hereinafter referred to as the rotational central axis), and is similar in shape to a common spring. The elements that define the helix are a radius, a pitch, and a height of the helix. Generally, when the helix is projected onto a two-dimensional xy plane, the shape thereof is a circle, and when the helix is projected onto the xz plane or the yz plane, the shape thereof is a sine curve. To put it simply, the pitch can be said to be a period of the sine curve. The height is a total height of the helix in space.
On the other hand, the variable helix is obtained by deforming the radius and the period of the helix. The variable helix has a shape where the radius at a bottom gets smaller upward. In other words, when the variable helix is projected from above onto the two-dimensional plane (xy plane), the shape thereof becomes the helix. The deformable variable helix (mVHC) of the present invention is formed by deforming the variable helix once more. The biggest feature thereof is that an outlet section of the variable helix is deformed to be almost parallel to the rotational central axis.
A cylinder to which such a deformable variable helix is applied can naturally convert water and air currents flowed in through rotational motion into linear motion through rotational motion. In addition, if an angle and a shape are set such that the maximum water and air currents are flowed into the cylinder at the inlet section, this leads to an increase in internal pressure, thereby resulting in a more powerful linear motion. In addition, the deformable variable helical cylinder is closed except for the inlet and outlet, so there is no water or air current lost when the water or air current changes from the rotational motion to the linear motion, so the water or air current can be converted into a thrust or spraying force which is completely parallel to the central axis.
Hereinafter, the principle of the helix and application examples of the deformable variable helical cylinder will be described in detail using the accompanying drawings.
The helix is a continuous curve in a three-dimensional space that rotates around a certain axis. The helix is generally expressed using the parametric equations below.
The helix 1000 in
The helix 1000 in
Each of helices 1020, 1027, and 1030 in
Respective detailed drawings of
The helical cylinder 1100 in
The helical cylinder 1120 in
The helical cylinder 1140 in
The helical cylinder 1160 in
In this way, the helical cylinder that rotates n times can be generalized.
The variable helix is a continuous curve in a three-dimensional space and has features that the continuous curve rotates around the rotational central axis, and its radius and pitch gradually increase or decrease as it rotates. The variable helix is generally expressed using the parametric equations below.
The variable helix 2000 in
The helix sets 2000, 2005, and 2008 in
Each of helices 2020, 2025, and 2028 in
Each of helices 2040, 2045, and 2048 in
Each of helices 2060, 2065, and 2068 in
The variable helix applied to the present invention is a variable helix that rotates n times, and the total height h is equal to the sum of each pitch p1 to Pn,and the variable helix can be generalized to a variable helix that rotates n times in which the radius decreases and the pitch increases along the moving direction.
In the variable helix above, the case where the radius and the pitch increase along the moving direction of the helix is explained, but a case where both the radius and the pitch decrease, or one of the radius and the pitch is fixed to a constant and only the other increases or decreases, a case where one of the radius and the pitch increase increases and the other decreases, and the like can all be included in the variable helix. Since such concepts are self-evident to those skilled in the art, detailed description will be omitted.
The detailed drawings of
The variable helical cylinder 2100 in
The variable helical cylinder 2120 in
The variable helical cylinder 2140 in
The variable helical cylinder 2160 in
In this way, a helical cylinder that rotates n times can be generalized.
The features of the deformable variable helix proposed in the present invention are that the starting radius is larger than the ending radius and that the ending point of the helix does not show a rotation trajectory around the rotational central axis and converges to a straight line almost parallel to the central axis.
The formulas used here are:
Based on those, additional deformations are made to converge the straight line near the ending point.
Based on the front view of
Referring to the drawings, each of the deformable variable helices 3000, 3003, 3006, 3009, 3012, and 3015 moves from the starting point of the helix portion to the ending point of each of the quasi-straight portions 3005, 3008, 3011, 3014, and 3017 based on the rotational central axes 3004, 3007, 3010, 3013, and 3016, the starting radius 3001 is larger than the ending radius 3002, and the end of the helix is parallel to the rotational central axis to form an almost straight line.
Each of the detailed drawings of
The deformable variable helical cylinder is a cylinder to which the geometry of the deformable variable helix of the present invention is applied. If there is one cylinder around the rotational central axis, it will be called a 1-phase cylinder, if there are two cylinders, it will be called a 2-phase cylinder, if there are three cylinders, it will be called a 3-phase cylinder, if there are N cylinders, it will be called an N-phase cylinder, and the like.
The deformable variable helical cylinder 3020 of
The deformable variable helical cylinders of
As clearly illustrated in the right side view of
Now, a case of applying the deformable variable helical cylinder to a propellant will be described.
First, a case is assumed that a rotational force is applied from the outside to the rotational central axis 3021 of the 1-revolution 1-phase deformable variable helical cylinder of
In each of
When the deformable variable helical cylinder is placed in a fluid, the fluid such as water or air current flows into the inlet 3023 due to the rotational motion of the deformable variable helical cylinder, moves along the closed cylinder, and then exits through the outlet 3025. In addition, when the fluid flows into the inlet of the deformable variable helical cylinder due to an external rotational force, an internal rotational force is generated as the inflow fluid passes through the body section of the deformable variable helical cylinder. In addition, the inner diameter of the cylinder narrows toward the outlet, so that a pressure is generated in the fluid, and as a result, the compressed fluid is sprayed at the outlet of the deformable variable helical cylinder, and thrust is generated. Using this principle, the deformable variable helical cylinder can be used as the propellant.
Now, using
First, the 1-revolution 2-phase deformable variable helical cylinder 3100 illustrated in
Each of the 2-phase deformable variable helical cylinders of
Even in the 1-revolution 2-phase cylinder, when the fluid flows into the cylinder inlet due to the external rotational force, internal rotational force and compression occur as the fluid passes through the body section of the cylinder, and the fluid is sprayed from the outlet to generate the thrust. When the same external rotational force as that in the 1-revolution, 1-phase cylinder acts on the 1-revolution 2-phase cylinder, the total thrust increases proportionally due to the two cylinders.
Next, the 1-revolution 3-phase deformable variable helical cylinder which is configured by disposing three 1-revolution 1-phase deformable variable helical cylinders alternately with a phase difference of 120 degrees will be explained with reference to
In
The thrust generation process of the 1-revolution 3-phase cylinder is similar to that of the 1-phase and 2-phase cases, and when the same external rotational force is applied, the total thrust increases proportionally due to the three cylinders.
Next,
Now, the multi-revolution deformable variable helical cylinder will be described using
For this purpose, first of all, regarding the multi-revolution deformable variable helix, except that the multi-revolution deformable variable helix is a helix that rotates two or more times, the features, in which the starting radius is larger than the ending radius, the ending point of the cylinder converges to a straight line parallel to the rotational central axis to discharge the fluid parallel to the rotational central axis, and the like are the same as those in the 1-revolution deformable variable helix.
Also in the case of the 2-revolution deformable variable helix 3400, the formula representing the geometric shape is the same as that of the 1-revolution deformable variable helix, and the features, in which the starting radius 3401 is larger than the ending radius 3402 and deformation is applied to the near portion of the ending point 3405 to converge to a straight line parallel to the rotational central axis, are also the same as those of the 1-revolution deformable variable helix.
The cylinder view of
The 2-revolution and 2-phase deformable variable helical cylinder of
The 2-revolution 3-phase deformable variable helical cylinder of
Also in the case of the multiple-revolution deformable variable helix of 3 or more revolutions, the formula representing the geometric shape is the same as that of the 1-revolution deformable variable helix, and the features, in which the starting radius is larger than the ending radius and deformation is applied to the near portion of the ending point to converge to a straight line parallel to the rotational central axis, are also the same as those of the 1-revolution deformable variable helix.
The cylinder view of
The 3-revolution 2-phase deformable variable helical cylinder of
The 3-revolution 3-phase deformable variable helical cylinder of
Although the above deformable variable helical cylinder only has a circular or oval cross-section as an example, the internal cross-section can be configured in various shapes of polygons such as triangles, squares, pentagons, and hexagons, or star shapes to suit the application.
For the sake of explanation, the deformable variable helical cylinder described so far is illustrated and explained as having a very thin cylinder wall, and the shapes of the outside and inside (empty space) of the cylinder are equal to each other. However, in actual applications, the outside shape can take various forms. In other words, an inside of a solid can be cut out to form the deformable variable helical cylinder inside the solid. Several devices can be made in this way, some of which include a marine propeller, an aviation propeller, industrial and domestic nozzles, and a jet engine casing.
A propeller to which the deformable variable helical cylinder is applied will be described with reference to
The outline of the propeller is configured of one or more fins. If there is one fin, it refers to 1-fin, if there are two fins, it refers to 2-fin, if there are three fins, it refers to 3-fin, and the like. The example illustrated here is a 1-revolution 3-phase 3-fin propeller (hereinafter referred to as the 1-revolution 3P3F propeller). In addition, the number of revolutions of each fin is independent of the number of revolutions of the cylinder. In other words, even if the number of revolutions of the cylinder is one (revolution of 360 degrees), the number of revolutions of the fins may be equal to or less than, or equal to or more than 360 degrees.
Based on the front view of
When viewed from the front, the outside of the 3P3F propeller 5000, which rotates counterclockwise, is formed of three fins (3-fin) 5004, 5005, and 5006, and the inside thereof is formed of three cylinders (3-phase). The inlets 5001, 5002, and 5003 of the cylinder is visible in all directions except the rear surface 5071, and the outlets 5031, 5032, and 5033 of the cylinder is visible on the rear surface 5071.
The propeller in
In
In
In
Now, various types of nozzles using the deformable variable helical cylinder will be described using
Previously, the propellers using the deformable variable helical cylinders are assumed that the rotational motion is applied to the central axis of the cylinder from the outside, but here, it is assumed that the water or air current flows in through the inlet of the nozzle rather than applying the rotational motion. In particular, it is assumed that the pressures of the inflow water and air currents (that is, the water pressure and air pressure) are significant. The nozzle is also called an N-phase deformable variable helical nozzle (N-phase mVHC Nozzle) depending on the type of cylinder.
The nozzle is divided into the drum 7010 section and the cylinder 7000 section, and the drum 7010 is connected to the inlets 7012, 7013, and 7014 of the 3-phase deformable variable cylinder. When the fluid 7002 is delivered to the cylinder 7004 from the outside through the space 7001 inside the cylinder, compression and condensation occur inside the cylinder, and the fluid is ejected through the outlets 7021, 7022, and 7023.
The structure of a plurality of cylinders 7004 provided in the cylinder 7000 section is the deformable variable helical cylinder described above.
The sections of the drum 7010 and the cylinder 7000 in
Meanwhile, the outer wall of the cylinder at the rear surface 7101 of the nozzle is relatively thick to prevent the outlet from bursting due to a large pressure being applied to the outlet of the cylinder.
The arrangement of each drawing in
First,
So far, the deformable variable helix and the deformable variable helical cylinder using the deformable variable helix are explained using various examples.
The deformable variable helical cylinder (mVHC) of the present invention has the following features.
(1) The cylinder refers to a hollow cylinder that connects between an ‘inlet’ and an ‘outlet’, and the part except for the inlet and outlet is closed to the outside. Therefore, when a rotational force is applied, the force generated by the rotational force is completely converted into linear motion in a state where the water or air current flowing into the outlet does not escape, and when pressure is applied, the force increased by the generation of the rotational force inside the cylinder is completely converted into the linear motion.
(2) The deformable variable helix is formed around the central axis of the cylinder.
(3) The cross-sectional area of the inlet side is wider than that of the outlet side of the cylinder with a cylindrical shape tapered from the inlet to the outlet of the cylinder.
(4) A plurality of one or more identical cylinders are disposed at a predetermined phase difference around the central axis.
(5) A fluid, that is, a water or air current, can enter through the inlet of the cylinder and exit through the outlet of the cylinder.
(6) The inlet of the cylinder is formed at an angle that maximizes the inflow of the fluid.
(7) As the helix gets closer to the end of the cylinder, the helix becomes parallel to the central axis of the cylinder, so the outlet of the cylinder is formed at an angle that allows the fluid to flow out parallel to the central axis of the cylinder.
(9) An external force acts on the deformable variable helical cylinder to generate a flow of the fluid to the inlet of the cylinder. This force may be the rotational motion of the cylinder or the pressure applied to the fluid. When a force is applied to rotate the cylinder based on the rotational central axis of the cylinder, the fluid flows into the inlet of the cylinder due to the rotational force of the cylinder. The pressure applied to the fluid in the direction of the inlet of the cylinder includes the water pressure or the air pressure acting on the inlet of the cylinder.
(10) When the fluid flows into the inlet of the cylinder, an internal rotational force is generated as the inflow fluid passes through the inside of the helical cylinder, the inner diameter of the cylinder narrows, and thereby the pressure in the fluid increase, a compressed fluid is injected at the outlet of the cylinder, and the thrust is generated in the cylinder. Since there is no loss of water or air current within the closed cylinder, the internal rotational force can be completely maintained, and the thrust and spraying force are obtained by converting the internal rotational force into the linear motion parallel to the central axis of the cylinder or the nozzle.
(11) The first feature of the propeller using the deformable variable helical cylinder (mVHC) is the correlation with the thrust resulting from the difference between the number N of cylinders and the number F of fins. By adjusting each of the numbers N and F, the most ideal thrust for the external rotational force can be derived.
(12) The second feature of the propeller is the correlation with the thrust resulting from the difference (that is, phase difference) between the number of revolutions (or phases) of the cylinder and the number of revolutions (or phases) of the fin. In other words, when the phase of the cylinder per unit length is set to 1, by making the phase of the fin smaller or larger, the most ideal thrust for the external rotational force can be derived using the phase difference between the cylinder and the fin.
(13) The deformable variable helical cylinder is defined as (i) the height and width of the cylinder, (ii) the number of revolutions of the cylinder within the entire height, (iii) the distance between the pitches, (iv) the area ratio of the inlet and outlet of the cylinder, and (v) the length or ratio of the linear outlet section.
(14) The height and width of the deformable variable helical cylinder are defined by the set of the radius at the starting point, the radius at the ending point, and the ending point, the projection point, and the projection line of the two-dimensional helix.
(15) The deformable variable helical cylinder is used for the water current or the air current.
(16) After determining whether the force driving the cylinder is the rotational force or the pressure, the optimal thrust or spraying force can be obtained by adjusting the ratio of (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) described above.
(17) The deformable variable helical cylinder is applicable to various applications requiring the thrust in various industrial fields. Representative examples of applicable applications are the propeller and the nozzle.
In this specification, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily understand and reproduce the present invention. However, these are merely illustrative examples and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible from the embodiments of the present invention. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined only by the appended claims.
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10-2022-0001024 | Jan 2022 | KR | national |
This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/KR2022/021707 filed on Dec. 30, 2022, which claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2022-0001024 filed on Jan. 4, 2022, the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.
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Parent | PCT/KR2022/021707 | Dec 2022 | WO |
Child | 18762062 | US |