Apparatus for boundary layer air inlet utilization
US10906663B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 23, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D2033/0253
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A boundary layer utilization apparatus for intake of air to a high speed aircraft, comprises a first air inlet adjacent an exterior surface of a fuselage of the aircraft and offset from the fuselage enough to integrate a second air inlet in the offset space to ingest and divert the boundary layer air flowing next to the fuselage into the aircraft for a useful purpose such as cooling the engine compartment. The second air inlet is disposed aft of the first air inlet to minimize hot gas re-ingestion.
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