Investigations on the Levitation Process of Boat Vehicle attached with Air Vessels – A Revolutionary Discussion in Waterway Transportation 2022-28-0316

Nowadays, the technology war always shows the need for rushing hours in the transportation sector. Turbines and IC engines, which generate power, can only be operated with the help of high-pressure air. In this research, an analytical study introduces an innovative boat vehicle driven by air-water interactions. The principles of an OWC (Oscillating Water Column) wave energy converter device is reviewed to find the effects of air-water interactions that are the key concepts for introducing the partially levitated transportation method. The physical conditions around the boat vehicle, such as squat conditions and speed variations, are reviewed under different stream conditions to explore the possibilities of converting the potential energy of water into kinetic energy under dynamic conditions. An experimental Froude - model analysis is presented to find the velocity and kinetic energy at upstream and downstream conditions of the channel. A 1D analytical method using Matlab is performed to determine the relationship between the gravity, density, and buoyancy forces for the Model. The research work discusses how to apply buoyancy force to the levitation process for the first time, as the buoyancy force acting against gravity can be applied to the levitation process. The buoyancy law is known based on the law of density, and therefore the use of Air is of great importance in this kind of boat vehicle. Since the amount of water determines the buoyancy force, the method of varying the amount of water depending on the given payload with the help of air vessels is discussed. This method is essential as it determines the amount of water required according to the given payload using air vessels when setting up a new waterway. The air vessel pushes water equal to a certain payload out of the boat vehicle, thus, producing waves around the boat vehicle. Furthermore, air vessels simultaneously generate levitation based on the density difference between Air and Water.