Additional drive system by diverting a fluid flow

Abstract

The invention relates to the use of a drive system worlding on the basis of the Magnus Effect which is used to provide a drive mechanism in addition to an existing drive device. The aim of the invention is to produce a drive directly in front of the front impacting fluid flow. The invention also relates to the use of a drive system for a relatively fast moving vehicle by means of a first drive system, said drive system comprising a rotating, horizontally arranged cylinder ( 20 ) provided with end disks ( 70 ) as an additional drive. A fluid flow (F), which is produced by the first drive system, enters into a channel ( 10 ) and is diverted ( 10 ″) in the direction thereof in said channel whereupon it impinges upon the rotating cylinder ( 20 ). The complimentary drive is produced in a desired direction based on the Magnus Effect.

1 . Use of a propulsion system for a vehicle which is moved relatively quickly with a first propulsion system, which comprises a rotating, horizontally disposed cylinder ( 20 ), preferably with end plates ( 70 ), as an additional propulsion, a fluid flow (F) generated by the first propulsion system entering a channel ( 10 ) and being diverted in the channel in its direction ( 10 ″) and impinging on the rotating cylinder ( 20 ), whereby the supplementary propulsion is generated on the basis of the Magnus effect in a desired direction.  
     
     
         2 . The use of a propulsion system on the basis of the Magnus effect with a rotating, vertically disposed cylinder ( 20 ), preferably with end plates, in addition to an existing propulsion system, wherein a fluid flow (F) in a channel ( 10 ), which is diverted in its direction, impinges onto the rotating cylinder ( 20 ) and generates a supplementary propulsion in a desired direction.  
     
     
         3 . The use according to  claim 1 , wherein the diversion ( 10 ″) takes place upwards.  
     
     
         4 . The use according to  claim 1 , wherein the diversion takes place downwards.  
     
     
         5 . The use according to  claim 2 , wherein the diversion takes place laterally.  
     
     
         6 . The use according to  claim 2 , wherein the diversion by 90° takes place.  
     
     
         7 . The use according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the diversion by an angle deviating from 90° takes place.  
     
     
         8 . The use according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the rotating cylinder is mounted in the center of the channel ( 10 ) behind the diversion point ( 10 ″).  
     
     
         9 . The use according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the rotating cylinder ( 20 ) is asymmetrically mounted in the channel, in particular closer to the side of the travel direction.  
     
     
         10 . The use according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the channel ( 10 ) is covered by a baffle plate ( 80 ) to reduce a fluid resistance formed during the propulsion before the diversion section, in particular above and spatially above or before the bend point ( 10 ″) of the channel ( 10 ,  10 *).  
     
     
         11 . The use according to  claim 1  or  2  with only a single channel ( 10 ) with a rectangular cross-section.  
     
     
         12 . The use according to  claim 1  or  2  with several channels ( 10 *) which have rectangular, elliptic or circular cross-sections.  
     
     
         13 . The use according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the vehicle is a road or land vehicle, in particular a truck or an automobile.  
     
     
         14 . The use according to claims  1  or  2 , wherein the relatively rapid movement is less than 150 km/h, in particular describes the speed of the vehicle above the ground.  
     
     
         15 . The use according to claims  1  or  2 , wherein the relatively rapid movement is more than 10 km/h, in particular more than substantially 50 km/h, preferably in the range of between 60 km/h and 100 km/h.  
     
     
         16 . The use according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the relatively rapid movement is a movement of more than 10 km/h, in a naval craft.  
     
     
         17 . The use according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein the vehicle is no aircraft.  
     
     
         18 . A process according to any of claims  1  or  2 , for the additional driving, in particular the driving of a vehicle, on which an additional drive system is mounted in addition to an independent main propulsion that is spaced from the additional drive.  
     
     
         19 . The process according to  claim 18 , wherein a regular speed of the vehicle is between 50 km/h and 100 km/h, measured above ground.  
     
     
         20 . The process according to  claim 18 , wherein the fluid flow is air and flows substantially from the front as a relative wind.  
     
     
         21 . Additional drive system on the basis of the Magnus effect comprising a rotating, horizontally disposed cylinder ( 20 ) with end plates ( 17 ), characterized in that a fluid flow in a channel ( 10 , 10 *), which is diverted in its direction, impinges on the rotor ( 20 ) in order to generate an additional propulsion ( 60 ) in a desired direction.  
     
     
         22 . Additional drive system on the basis of the Magnus effect comprising a rotating, vertically disposed cylinder ( 20 ) with end plates ( 17 ), characterized in that a fluid flow in a channel, which is diverted in its direction, impinges on the rotor ( 20 ) in order to generate the propulsion ( 60 ) formed (in addition to a main propulsion) in a desired direction.  
     
     
         23 . The use according to  claim 13 , wherein the relatively rapid movement is less than 150 km/h, in particular describes the speed of the vehicle above the ground.  
     
     
         24 . The use according to  claim 14 , wherein the relatively rapid movement is more than 10 km/h, in particular more than substantially 50 km/h, preferably in the range of between 60 km/h and 100 km/h.