Variable area nozzle with fixed convergent-divergent walls and relatively movable parallel sideplates
US5481868A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 11, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A variable area convergent-divergent nozzle for use as an attitude control thruster on a VTOL aircraft is formed by a curved wall forming a chamber a convergent section a throat section and a divergent section and a pair of parallel side plates, one of the side plates being movable to alter the area of the nozzle.
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