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Structural component with a riblet surface

US10422363B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH · DE

Inventors

Ante Kurtovic · Paderborn, DE
Blanka Lenczowski · Schweinhub, DE
Juergen Steinwandel · Überlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 21, 2014
Grant date	Sep 24, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 23, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/212
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A structural component for a vehicle has a surface with a riblet structure. The riblet structure includes a plurality of grooves, including a first groove having a first longitudinal section forming a first angle with a main longitudinal direction of the structural component. The first angle is larger than 0° and the main longitudinal direction corresponds to a flow direction of a fluid along the surface of the structural component.

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