IP Library Granted Patent US 12673747
Granted Patent B2
US 12673747 · App. 18/547,004 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Gas supply system applicable to gas layer drag reduction ship, and ship

Inventors: Haochao Xia (Shanghai, CN); Lijin Gao (Shanghai, CN); Shaofeng Chen (Shanghai, CN); Qiuqin Yun (Shanghai, CN); Zan Wu (Shanghai, CN); Guofu Huang (Shanghai, CN); Shuquan Huang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: CSSC Shanghai Marine Energy Saving Technology Co., Ltd.
B63B1/38B63B79/10B63J2/12B63B17/0027
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Patent No.
US 12673747
App. No.
18/547,004
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An air supply system applicable to an air layer drag reduction ship includes an air tank and a cooling assembly. The air tank is provided with an air outlet pipeline and multiple air inlet pipelines. The air outlet pipeline and the air inlet pipelines are each provided with a first monitoring assembly and a first remote control valve. The cooling assembly is disposed inside the air tank and includes a liquid inlet pipe and a liquid outlet pipe, where the liquid outlet pipe is provided with a second monitoring assembly, the liquid inlet pipe is provided with a second remote control valve, and the second monitoring assembly and the first monitoring assembly are communicatively connected to the second remote control valve. The air supply system is capable of supplying stable and low-temperature air.

Claims (22)

1 . An air supply system, applicable to an air layer drag reduction ship, comprising:

an air tank provided with an air outlet pipeline and a plurality of air inlet pipelines, wherein the air outlet pipeline and the plurality of air inlet pipelines are each provided with a first monitoring assembly and a first remote control valve, the first monitoring assembly is configured to monitor a temperature, pressure, and a flow of air in the air outlet pipeline or one of the plurality of air inlet pipelines corresponding to the first monitoring assembly, and the first remote control valve is configured to control an air flow through the air outlet pipeline or one of the plurality of air inlet pipelines corresponding to the first remote control valve; and

a cooling assembly disposed inside the air tank and configured to reduce a temperature of air in the air tank; wherein the cooling assembly comprises a liquid inlet pipe and a liquid outlet pipe, the liquid outlet pipe is provided with a second monitoring assembly, the second monitoring assembly is configured to monitor a temperature and a flow of a fluid in the liquid outlet pipe, the liquid inlet pipe is provided with a second remote control valve, the second monitoring assembly and the first monitoring assembly are communicatively connected to the second remote control valve, and the second remote control valve is configured to control a liquid flow through the liquid inlet pipe according to monitoring results of the second monitoring assembly and the first monitoring assembly.

2 . The air supply system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of baffle plates are provided inside the air tank, the plurality of baffle plates correspond to the plurality of air inlet pipelines one to one, and each baffle plate of the plurality of baffle plates is disposed directly in front of an air outlet end of a corresponding one of the plurality of air inlet pipelines.

3 . The air supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling assembly further comprises a plurality of first cooling coils, one of the plurality of first cooling coils is disposed between every two adjacent air inlet pipelines, each of the plurality of first cooling coils extends along a length direction of the air tank, and each of the plurality of first cooling coils has an end communicating with the liquid inlet pipe and another end communicating with the liquid outlet pipe.

4 . The air supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling assembly further comprises a second cooling coil disposed along an inner wall of the air tank, wherein the second cooling coil comprises an end communicating with the liquid inlet pipe and another end communicating with the liquid outlet pipe.

5 . The air supply system according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of air compressors corresponding to the plurality of air inlet pipelines one to one, wherein an end of each air inlet pipeline of the plurality of air inlet pipelines is connected to a corresponding one of the plurality of air compressors.

6 . The air supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the first monitoring assembly comprises a first temperature sensor, a first pressure sensor, and a first flow sensor configured to monitor the temperature, the pressure, and the flow of the air in the air outlet pipeline or one of the plurality of air inlet pipelines corresponding to the first monitoring assembly, respectively.

7 . The air supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the second monitoring assembly comprises a second temperature sensor and a second flow sensor configured to monitor the temperature and the flow of the fluid in the liquid outlet pipe.

8 . The air supply system according to claim 1 , wherein a tank wall of the air tank comprises an inner wall and an outer wall, a third cooling coil is disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall, and the third cooling coil comprises an end communicating with the liquid inlet pipe and another end communicating with the liquid outlet pipe.

9 . The air supply system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of heat sink fins are provided on an outer side of a tank wall of the air tank.

10 . A ship, comprising a pressure stabilizing cavity, and the air supply system according to claim 1 .

11 . The air supply system according to claim 2 , wherein a tank wall of the air tank comprises an inner wall and an outer wall, a third cooling coil is disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall, and the third cooling coil comprises an end communicating with the liquid inlet pipe and another end communicating with the liquid outlet pipe.

12 . The air supply system according to claim 3 , wherein a tank wall of the air tank comprises an inner wall and an outer wall, a third cooling coil is disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall, and the third cooling coil comprises an end communicating with the liquid inlet pipe and another end communicating with the liquid outlet pipe.

13 . The air supply system according to claim 4 , wherein a tank wall of the air tank comprises an inner wall and an outer wall, a third cooling coil is disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall, and the third cooling coil comprises an end communicating with the liquid inlet pipe and another end communicating with the liquid outlet pipe.

14 . The air supply system according to claim 5 , wherein a tank wall of the air tank comprises an inner wall and an outer wall, a third cooling coil is disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall, and the third cooling coil comprises an end communicating with the liquid inlet pipe and another end communicating with the liquid outlet pipe.

15 . The air supply system according to claim 6 , wherein a tank wall of the air tank comprises an inner wall and an outer wall, a third cooling coil is disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall, and the third cooling coil comprises an end communicating with the liquid inlet pipe and another end communicating with the liquid outlet pipe.

16 . The air supply system according to claim 7 , wherein a tank wall of the air tank comprises an inner wall and an outer wall, a third cooling coil is disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall, and the third cooling coil comprises an end communicating with the liquid inlet pipe and another end communicating with the liquid outlet pipe.

17 . The air supply system according to claim 2 , wherein a plurality of heat sink fins are provided on an outer side of a tank wall of the air tank.

18 . The air supply system according to claim 3 , wherein a plurality of heat sink fins are provided on an outer side of a tank wall of the air tank.

19 . The air supply system according to claim 4 , wherein a plurality of heat sink fins are provided on an outer side of a tank wall of the air tank.

20 . The air supply system according to claim 5 , wherein a plurality of heat sink fins are provided on an outer side of a tank wall of the air tank.