Patent ID: 7517459
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: B63B,B63J,C02F,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A method of oxygenating and decontaminating water surrounding water in a body of water with a waterborne vessel, said waterborne vessel having an underwater tunnel with an intake and an output, the method comprising: said tunnel having a longitudinal axis and a closed perimeter wall surrounding the longitudinal axis of the tunnel, said tunnel and perimeter wall further including a diversion channel with a first, upstream portion and a second, downstream portion, said first and second portions defining a diversionary path; moving water through said tunnel; diverting a portion of said water into said diversionary path from said tunnel, wherein the diverted water first flows through said first portion of said diversion channel and then flows into said second portion, wherein a flow direction of the diverted water in the second section is opposite to a flow direction of said water moving through said tunnel; providing a source of ozone and a source of pressurized water; intermixing said ozone and said pressurized water and creating a first oxygenated water mixture; injecting said first oxygenated water mixture at a location within said tunnel proximate said intake.