Method and system for reducing drag on the movement of bluff bodies through a fluid medium and increasing heat transfer
US5836016A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 2, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA41D2600/10
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method and system for reducing drag on the movement of the human body through air or other fluid mediums and improving heat transfer including a placement of trip mechanisms at predisposed locations on the human body with the mechanisms constituting elongated protrusions adapted to intercept the laminar flow of fluid across the body and prematurely trip the laminar flow into turbulence whereby the downstream pressure on the body is increased allowing the body to move more freely through the fluid medium.
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