Streamlined bodies with counter-flow fluid injection
US6334753B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S415/914
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A streamlined body has oppositely facing external pressure and suction surfaces that meet to form a leading edge region. Passageways within the body direct pressurized fluid from passageway outlets over the pressure surface toward the leading edge region at a shallow angle with respect to the pressure surface. The pressurized fluid travels around the leading edge region to the suction surface, energizing the boundary layer on the suction surface.
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