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Airfoil for flow control including a common inlet/outlet device connected to a porous section

US11584514B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Thomas Heuer · Hamburg, DE
Volker Piezunka · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 23, 2019
Grant date	Feb 21, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 17, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/10
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An airfoil for flow control is disclosed having an outer skin in contact with an ambient air flow, wherein the outer skin extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge with two opposite lateral sides, and surrounds an interior space. The outer skin comprises a porous section in the area of the leading edge, a pressure chamber arranged in the interior space and fluidly connected to the porous section, an air inlet fluidly connected to the pressure chamber, and an air outlet fluidly connected to the pressure chamber.

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