My Impossible mission

[Omar Faruq]

i need a catamaran ship design for my project

[Omar Faruq]

i need a catamaran ship design for my project

[hoytedow]

That's double talk!

[Knut Sand]

That figures with a catamaran

That figures with a catamaran

[hoytedow]

Ha ha.

Ha ha.

That was off topic


That was off topic

[hoytedow]

Omar wasn't?

Omar wasn't?

Back to Mission Impossible.

Back to Mission Impossible.

[hoytedow]

It would be nice if solar panels could be made in flexible thin sheets which could then be incorporated onto the sail cloth, perhaps receptive to light from both windward and leeward faces.

[Tiny Turnip]

Originally Posted by hoytedow

It would be nice if solar panels could be made in flexible thin sheets which could then be incorporated onto the sail cloth, perhaps receptive to light from both windward and leeward faces.

A wing sail would provide a rigid surface to take PV...

[hoytedow]

Yes...

Originally Posted by hoytedow

It would be nice if solar panels could be made in flexible thin sheets which could then be incorporated onto the sail cloth, perhaps receptive to light from both windward and leeward faces.

There are already some flexible pv on the market, but not THAT flexible.

[D.I.M.1]

I'm back and after trawling through patents and journals I have come up with a couple of ideas and answers.
Answers no you cant bend a solar panel since they have to collect and concentrate energy, but you can miniaturize them into smaller cells. Yes, a solar sail is viable but it won't catch the sun at the optimum level. Rather you have to angle them to catch the sun at a certain angle to maximize energy production.
To power a practical applications moderately sized boat solely on renewable energy is complete impossible at this point due to our current level of energy density, so I have come up with a new focus find new ways to make renewable energy more prominent in boat operation and maximize its use without compromising the boat's efficiency severely, so that it's is more trouble than it's worth. (Couldn't find a way to say that educated.)

The new innovations By DIM and made first by DIM: (I have documentation and witness signatures)
1. Renewable energy will provide a continuous energy supply for the boat when it is either out of fuel in an emergency, or for when it is cruising at slow speeds.
2. (Not by me) Renewable energy will maintain all non-power heavy equipment as the primary energy source (fridge, lights, radar, slow speeds, desalination, comm., etc.)
3. Solar Shell (speculative)- is a retractable partial circular dome (more like an oval) that covers 2/3 or less of are deck of the boat, and receives solar energy at the most maximum level. (of course the weight, and other things present a problem, but I'm still working that out.)

Now for the questions:
Simple one, Feedback?

Next, how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Finally, Do any off you think I could mount a wind turbine on a boat?

I'm Back with research,
DIM
Merry Christmas and Happy holidays

[hoytedow]

http://www.e-marine-inc.com/products...irxmarine.html -

[dskira]

A Trireme with a drum and a whip man.
Your customer will be happy to be placed in a historic moment as a gallerien, without food, water, and no way to go to the bathroom for day at a time.
They have to work the 400 lbs oars.
You can make a fortune.
Cheers
Daniel

[gunship]

whats wrong with a good ol' sail? gets you anywhere you want since at least 4000BCE. R&D is pretty much done, you just have to build a good commercial sailor.