PASSIVE REMOVAL OF SUCTION AIR FOR LAMINAR FLOW CONTROL, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Passive removal of suction air for producing a laminar flow, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. One such method includes forming a laminar flow region over an external surface of an aircraft by drawing air through the external surface and into a plenum. The method can further include...

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1. Verfasser:	PARIKH PRADIP G
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACTUATING-FLOATS AEROPLANES AIRCRAFT AVIATION BLASTING COCKS COSMONAUTICS DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS HEATING HELICOPTERS LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PERFORMING OPERATIONS TAPS THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL TRANSPORTING VALVES WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	Passive removal of suction air for producing a laminar flow, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. One such method includes forming a laminar flow region over an external surface of an aircraft by drawing air through the external surface and into a plenum. The method can further include passively directing the air from the plenum overboard the aircraft. For example, the air can be passively directed to a region external to the aircraft having a static pressure lower than a static pressure in the plenum, as a result of the motion of the aircraft. Flows from different sections of the external surface can be combined in a common plenum, and the corresponding massflow rates can be controlled by the local porosity of the external surface.