Boundary layer energiser
US8967964B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S415/914
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A boundary layer energizer (20) for energizing a boundary layer flow over a surface (22), the boundary layer energizer (20) comprising a plurality of passages (24), each passage terminating in a respective hole (26) provided on the surface (22), the holes being arranged in a cluster (23) on the surface, wherein the plurality of passages are angled with respect to one another at the surface such that, when in use, a vortex (24) is formed by a fluid flowing through the plurality of passages.
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