Air-buoyant structures and vehicles
Abstract
Air-buoyant structures, and vehicles incorporating air-buoyant structures, are provided. Hollow, air-buoyant structures may include a shell of ultra-low density aerogel material, foam material, or vapor-expanded material that is strong and stiff enough to withstand atmospheric pressure and lightweight enough to achieve buoyancy in air under evacuation. The shell may be reinforced with a suitable reinforcing material, such as helical nanofibers. The air-buoyant structures may also include vacuum pumps and valves operably connected to or integrated with the hollow shell. The vacuum pumps and valves may be configured to pump air out of the hollow shell and allow air back into the hollow shell to control buoyancy.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1824040
- Patent Number(s):
- 11027816
- Application Number:
- 15/997,163
- Assignee:
- Triad National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64B - LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64C - AEROPLANES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 06/04/2018
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Beaux, II, Miles Frank, Usov, Igor Olegovich, and Patterson, Brian M. Air-buoyant structures and vehicles. United States: N. p., 2021.
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Beaux, II, Miles Frank, Usov, Igor Olegovich, & Patterson, Brian M. Air-buoyant structures and vehicles. United States.
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"Air-buoyant structures and vehicles". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1824040.
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title = {Air-buoyant structures and vehicles},
author = {Beaux, II, Miles Frank and Usov, Igor Olegovich and Patterson, Brian M.},
abstractNote = {Air-buoyant structures, and vehicles incorporating air-buoyant structures, are provided. Hollow, air-buoyant structures may include a shell of ultra-low density aerogel material, foam material, or vapor-expanded material that is strong and stiff enough to withstand atmospheric pressure and lightweight enough to achieve buoyancy in air under evacuation. The shell may be reinforced with a suitable reinforcing material, such as helical nanofibers. The air-buoyant structures may also include vacuum pumps and valves operably connected to or integrated with the hollow shell. The vacuum pumps and valves may be configured to pump air out of the hollow shell and allow air back into the hollow shell to control buoyancy.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2021},
month = {6}
}
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