Vessel comprising a stowable magnus-effect rotor

摘要

A vessel includes a hull and a deck, a substantially cylindrical rotor having a peripheral wall rotatable with respect to the deck around a longitudinal center line, the rotor being at a lower end connected to the deck and including an upper end plate, the rotor being mounted on the deck in such a manner that in an operational state the rotor is substantially vertically oriented and in an inoperational state the upper end plate is situated in the vicinity of the deck, the end plate extending transversely to the longitudinal center line, wherein the end plate is provided with movable edge segments that in the operational state of the rotor extend radially outwardly from the peripheral wall to an extended position and in the inoperational state of the rotor are moved to a retracted position that is situated closer to the peripheral wall than the extended position.

主权项

1. A vessel (1) comprising a hull (3) and a deck (2), a substantially cylindrical rotor (6) having a peripheral wall rotatable with respect to the deck (2) around a longitudinal center line, the rotor (6) being at a lower end supported on the deck (2) and comprising an upper end plate (16), the rotor (6) being mounted on the deck (2) in such a manner that in an operational state the rotor (6) is substantially vertically oriented and in an inoperational state the upper end plate (16) is situated in the vicinity of the deck (2), the end plate (16) extending transversely to the longitudinal center line,
wherein the end plate (16) is provided with movable edge segments (39) that in the operational state of the rotor (6) extend radially outwardly from the peripheral wall to an extended position and in the inoperational state of the rotor (6) are moved to a retracted position that is situated closer to the peripheral wall than the extended position.