Synfuel production ship

• US 4,568,522 A
• Filed: 09/13/1982
• Issued: 02/04/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/1982
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Grumman Aerospace Corporation (Northrop Grumman Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Grumman Aerospace Corporation (Northrop Grumman Corporation)
• Inventors: Corbett, Marshall J.
• Primary Examiner(s): KRATZ, PETER F
• Application Number:
  US06/417,309
• Time in Patent Office: 1,240 Days
• Field of Search: 422/189, 422/190, 422/186, 422/234, 114/1, 114/7, 114/65 A, 114/264, 114/270, 518/702, 518/713, 518/704
• US Class Current: 422/186
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 15/00 Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks tanks in general B65D, F17C; supplying combustion engines with combustible mixtures or constituents F02M
• CPC Class Codes: B63H 21/18 the vessels being powered by nuclear energy
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 13/02 Preparation of oxygen by liquefying F25J
• CPC Class Codes: C01D 7/07 Preparation from the hydroxides
• CPC Class Codes: G21D 9/00 Arrangements to provide heat for purposes other than conversion into power, e.g. for heating buildings
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 30/00 Energy generation of nuclear origin
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 70/50 Measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to the propulsion system
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 376/909 Mobile reactors

Abstract

A vessel, vehicle or aircraft is self-equipped with means for producing and storing synthetic fuel generated from the synthesis of carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Energy for the synthetic fuel production is obtained from an on-board nuclear reactor.

Claims

1. A ship for producing gasoline while sailing, comprising:

a top deck;

a plurality of absorption venturi towers arranged in a multiple row and column orientation and mounted along an extended area of the deck and inclined toward the bow to capture air in an ellipsoid tapered air stream tube as the ship moves forward, and having lower exhaust orifices extending perpendicularly of a ship'"'"'s center line;

means for delivering NaOH solution to the towers;

means connected to the delivering means and located in the towers for forming droplets of NaOH solution and directing the droplets to pass through air, in the towers, thus causing CO₂ in the air to be absorbed by the solution which results in a carbonate solution of sodium bicarbonate/hypo carbonate;

means communicating with the droplet forming means for receiving the carbonate solution and combining Cl₂ therewith for stripping CO₂ as a first byproduct from the carbonate solution and NaCl/NaOCl as a second byproduct;

means connected to the stripping means for transferring the CO₂ to a methanol converter;

electrolysis means for disassociating H₂ and O₂ from water provided to it;

means connected to the electrolysis means for transferring the H₂ to the methanol converter;

a hydrocarbon synthesizer connected to an outlet of the methanol converter for converting methanol to gasoline;

boiler means connected to the stripping means for separating O₂ from the NaCl/NaOCl solution thereby resulting in a NaCl solution;

chlor-alkali cell converting means connected to the boiler means for converting the NaCl solution to

(a) Cl₂ which is recycled, by a first connecting means, to the stripping means, and

(b) NaOH solution which is re-introduced, by a second connecting means, to the NaOH droplet forming means;

nuclear reactor means for generating steam;

means connected to the reactor means for converting the steam to electrical power; and

output means for delivering the electrical power to the electrolysis means.

2. The ship set forth in claim 1 together with a concrete wall located internally of its outer hull for increasing the immunity of the ship from military attack.