Air intake guide
US9631555B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/0645
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air intake guide for a jet propulsion power plant for a supersonic aircraft comprises an intake aperture, an intake center body and an intake adjustment device. The intake aperture has an intake lip, an intake center body is positioned within the aperture, and an intake adjustment device is positioned on a radially inwardly facing surface of the air intake guide downstream of the intake lip. The intake adjustment device comprises a flexible panel and an actuator with the actuator being adapted to deflect the flexible panel in a radially inwardly direction so as to reduce a cross-sectional area of the intake aperture and thereby to position a shock wave at the intake lip.
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