Flying craft with water and air propulsion source

Details Flying craft with water and air propulsion source Flying craft with water and air propulsion source

1998-11-27

2001-09-18

Jordan, Charles T. (Department: 3644)

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

With fuel system details

C244S02300R, C244S07300B, C060S039182, C060S644100, C060S227000, C376S318000, C376S907000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06290184

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The invention relates to a flying craft capable of swift flight through a fluid medium, such as air, water or space, and a propulsion system therefore that is energy efficient, using air and water as main propulsion energy.
2. Description of Related Art
Numerous aircraft and spacecraft utilize solid or gas fossil fuels in jet or rocket engines to provide thrust necessary for flight of the craft. However, these fuels are costly, in limited supply, and not environmentally friendly.
Steam generators are known to provide low-cost energy by providing a driving force for one or more steam turbines. In such a system, generated steam is recirculated through a condenser to return the steam to water. The steam turbines produce low-cost electric energy, particularly when nuclear reactors are used as a heat source.
There is a need for a more economical and environmentally friendly fuel source and propulsion system that can be used to provide thrust for future aircraft and spacecraft. There is also a need for such a propulsion system that uses an abundant replenishable fuel source that will not further pollute our environment.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Applicant has overcome the above long felt needs and desires by inventing a novel propulsion system and flying craft therefore that does not rely on fossil fuels.
The invention relates to a flying craft that is driven by an air and water propulsion system through use of two steam generating units, one attached directly to a compact turbine and the other connected to a compressor. The compressor compresses the steam from the latter steam generator, including excess steam from the turbine generator, and pumps it to a super-heated steam compression chamber. At the same time, the turbine generator powers another compressor to take in air from the atmosphere and pump it into a super chilled compression chamber. After both the compressed super-heated steam and the compressed super chilled air have attained required pressure, volume and temperature, both compressed gases are fed into an expansion chamber under appropriate control.
The expansion chamber operates as a rocket booster and is equipped with an exhaust system made up of tiny, high-speed jet nozzles at its tip. The expansion chamber is further augmented by a main thrust vectoring nozzle and four two-stage thrust vectoring take-off and landing flaps. Various other auxiliary thrust vectoring nozzles direct thrust during cruising. The reactionary forces within the expansion chamber, caused by the simultaneous expansion of the chilled steam and the heated air, produce increased pressure and increased gas speed within the expansion chamber. These gases escape from the exhaust of the expansion chamber and provide a vertical thrust to force the craft upwards. The main thrust vectoring nozzle, along with the four thrust vectoring flaps, regulates the escaping gases and controls the speed and attitude of the craft. In a preferred embodiment, the craft has a saucer-shaped fuselage.
A propulsion system according to the invention comprises a water holding system; an air intake system; a heat source connected to the water holding system to generate heated water; a first heat exchanger that receives the heated water, the heat exchanger producing steam for driving a steam turbine; a second heat exchanger that receives the heated water, the second heat exchanger producing additional steam; a first compressor driven by the steam turbine for compressing the additional steam into superheated compressed steam; a heated steam compression chamber of a predetermined volume connected to the first compressor for receiving and storing the superheated compressed steam; a second compressor driven by the steam turbine and connected with the air intake system for producing compressed air; a chilled air compression chamber of a predetermined volume connected to the second compressor, the chilled air compression chamber receiving and storing the compressed air; a chilling mechanism for chilling the chilled air chamber; a gas expansion chamber of a predetermined volume connected to both the heated steam compression chamber and the chilled air compression chamber; control mechanisms located between the heated steam compression chamber and the gas expansion chamber and between the chilled air compression chamber and the gas expansion chamber for controlling flow of the superheated steam and the chilled air into the gas expansion chamber; and an exhaust system for directing exiting gases from the gas expansion chamber, wherein the gas expansion chamber receives a predetermined proportion of the superheated compressed steam and the chilled compressed air, which when combined react by rapid expansion and result in the exiting gases providing thrust as the exiting gases are expelled from the gas expansion chamber through the exhaust system.


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