Ronald Alan George
Engineering at Sunset Dr, Encinitas, CA
License number
Louisiana PE.0021165
Issued Date
Mar 27, 1984
Expiration Date
Mar 31, 2018
Category
Civil Engineer
Type
Mechanical Engineer
Address
Address
301 Sunset Dr, Encinitas, CA 92024
Professional information
Environmental-Sensor Platform With Curved Foils, For Displacing Across A Stream, Powered By Water Flow And With Tether Control From Just One Shore
US Patent:
2006019, Aug 31, 2006
Filed:
Dec 9, 2005
Appl. No.:
11/298252
Inventors:
Ronald George - Encinitas CA, US
International Classification:
B63B 21/56
US Classification:
114253000
Abstract:
A flow-powered platform carries envirosensors, under tether (or remote-transmission) control from one shore, driven by at least one active waterfoil (ideally remotely interchangeable), with surfaces curved horizontally across the flow. Preferably: there are plural foils; the platform is a single unitary body, best a planar flat shallow panel (deterring aft submersion) or volume-enclosing hull; the foil mounts beside, parallelling, the body, depending from and below it, and, if dual, at opposite sides; the foil has at least one force-enhancing flap, tether-adjustably extending longitudinally to trim an effective overall foil surface, and with laterally extending length roughly 0.05 to 0.4 times the waterfoil length, or 3 to 90 cm, best 60 to 250 cm; and the foil has greatest curvature radius, along a longitudinal surface, roughly 2 to 10 m, or forming a lateral excursion from 0.1 to 0.2 times the foil length, or 2½ to 25 cm.