I'm on Mr.
Novus' thread
https://overunity.com/19459/buoyancy-calculations-making-use-of-an-exception-to-archimedes-principle/I studied and discussed buoyancy and sealing issues.
And from that, I thought about the structure of change.
Because is no longer a 'use of an exception to Archimedes'
So build another thread.
About calculating buoyancy, here it is simpler and more clear .
Fixing sealing problems may also be easier.
Figure 1 is an overall block diagram.
Among them, a string of pontoons to the left of the sprocket,
immersed in water, gets buoyancy and will rise.
A string of pontoons on the right, in a tube.
The upper mouth of this pipe is above the surface of the water.
The lower mouth of the tube is sealed.
Ideally, there is no water inside the tube, it is air.
A string of pontoons on the right did not get buoyancy .
So, the
key is how the pontoon passes through the sealing mechanism
at the lower mouth of the tube,
keeping only air in the tube.
Figure 2 is a pontoon.
The middle part of the pontoon is a sealed air tank.
The parts of the pontoon that extend beyond the air tank
at both ends are made into a crown tooth shape.
There are chains connected to pontoon strings.
Figure 3 is a possible seal drive mechanism.
If it is assumed that the pontoon is a continuous tube
that goes down from the lower mouth of the air tube,
it may be easier to achieve.
But the tubular pontoon does not get much buoyancy
on the left side of the sprocket.
So the pontoons have to be made section by section.
Such a pontoon passes through the donut sealing mechanism
and there will be a large diameter change that makes sealing difficult.
Figure 2 Such a pontoon with Group edge teeth
Two pontoons up and down can form the
shape of a tube.
Two continuous pontoons go through the donut sealing mechanism,
there is no diameter change, and the sealing is much simpler.
Donuts are made of suitable elastic materials.
When the pontoon passes through the doughnut,
the donut flattens a length outside the pontoon wall.
This section is press to the extent that it exceeds the length
of the crown teeth at the pontoon junction and will not leak.
The buoyancy of a string of pontoons to the left of the sprocket,
enough to pull the pontoons out of the doughnut .
But then the two pontoons that are going to pass through
the donut cannot be connected into a tube.
Therefore, by asking the donut to actively rotate itself,
it is possible to make two pontoons pass continuously
at the donut without separating.
After the pontoon passes through the doughnut,
it separates and reaches the state of chain straightening.
This requires the donut to rotate and phase in sync with the large sprocket.
It is easy to achieve using electronic control technology.
The doughnut and the red shell are also closely matched and do not leak.
Many blue drive wheels drive the donut to spin.
The deeper the left pontoon string is underwater, the more power it gets.
This depth is determined by the sealing performance of the doughnut.
Donut sealing mechanism may seem complicated, but it is more than use of an exception to Archimedes'
It is much easier to seal in a long strip.
Thank you
panyuming