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Engine nacelle

US10273903B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Rolls-Royce Corporation · US
Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc. · US

Inventors

Roy D. Fulayter · Avon, US
Crawford F. Smith, III · Carmel, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 21, 2016
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 1, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF15D1/0075
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A nacelle for a gas turbine jet engine for an aircraft includes plasma actuators that act as flow disruptors to provide boundary layer turbulence when the engine is exposed to air flow that is obtuse or perpendicular to direction of travel of the engine.

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