Systems and methods for watercraft having marine environment enhancement capability

摘要

Systems and methods for watercraft and marine propulsions systems having marine environment enhancement capabilities are disclosed.

主权项

1. A watercraft, comprising:
a structure configured to be propelled through a marine environment; a propulsion system operatively coupled to the structure and having at least one propeller blade configured to propel the structure through the marine environment and an engine that produces an exhaust flow; and a dispensing device operatively coupled to at least one of the structure and the propulsion system and including an ozone source, the dispensing device being configured to dispense an enhancement substance that includes ozone provided by the ozone source into at least a portion of the exhaust flow, and configured to dispense the enhancement substance and the at least a portion of the exhaust flow into the marine environment at a location upstream of the at least one propeller blade of the propulsion system such that the enhancement substance interacts with at least a portion of the marine environment propelled by the at least one propeller blade to become at least partially mixed into the marine environment as the propulsion system propels the structure through the marine environment, wherein the dispensing device includes a valve that controls the dispensing of the enhancement substance that is controllably linked to a control of the propulsion system.