tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post7290629621515111848..comments2024-02-16T17:52:44.944-06:00Comments on The Nuclear Green Revolution: Alternative ship propulsionCharles Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-59922311315863907512011-09-27T12:58:11.323-05:002011-09-27T12:58:11.323-05:00Useful job for bringing something new to the inter...Useful job for bringing something new to the internet!Pomona Solar Panelshttp://rccsolar.com/pomona_california_solar_power.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-80121828597506877832008-02-16T20:54:00.000-06:002008-02-16T20:54:00.000-06:00Interestingly, there was (in the 80's) a UK propos...Interestingly, there was (in the 80's) a UK proposal for a naval sailing ship using either Fletner rotors or a "dyna-ship" modified junk rig like the contemporary Shin Aitoku Maru <BR/>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,951545,00.html<BR/><BR/>see here too:<BR/>http://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/621/1/JFSF2000.PDF<BR/><BR/>The rationale was that the ship could shut off its engines and cruise near silently, making it an exceedingly effective ASW platform.<BR/><BR/>The design was unsuited for stationkeeping in a convoy and the Navy insisted on a sonar array that required so much power that the generator negated any noise benefits...<BR/><BR/>The project is briefly mentioned in Rebuilding the Royal Navy by D.K. Brown.<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/Rebuilding-Royal-Navy-Warship-Design/dp/1591147050<BR/><BR/> With a more austere or energy efficient sonar array and/or batteries charged intermittently by a generator (like a submersible) the concept might yet have a bit of merit.<BR/><BR/>More on modern sail proposals (and all manner of alternate propulsion tech) here. <BR/>http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/NHC/CRS/propulsion.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com