Air cushion vehicle fluid flow system
US3949784A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 1973 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 1993 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/87877
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In and for an installation comprising a fluid source and a plurality of fluid-using receivers to be fed with fluid from said source, a device for supplying fluid from said source to said receivers independently of one another, said device comprising a fluid manifold connected with said fluid source and branching out into a plurality of fluid emission nozzles having each an outlet opening, and a plurality of fluid-receiving pipes each of which is connected with a corresponding receiver and has an inlet opening located in line with and spaced by a gap from the outlet opening of a corresponding emission nozzle, the cross-sectional area of said inlet opening of a receiving pipe being at the very most equal to the cross-sectional area of said outlet opening of said corresponding emission nozzle.
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