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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventors:
Zahid Muhammad Hussain, Derby, GB;
Michael Georg Kozuch, Derby, GB;
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE plc, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/14 (2006.01); F04D 19/00 (2006.01); F04D 27/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/38 (2006.01); F01D 17/16 (2006.01); F04D 27/02 (2006.01); F04D 29/32 (2006.01); F04D 29/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/148 (2013.01); F01D 17/16 (2013.01); F04D 19/002 (2013.01); F04D 27/002 (2013.01); F04D 27/0246 (2013.01); F04D 29/324 (2013.01); F04D 29/38 (2013.01); F04D 29/563 (2013.01); F04D 29/382 (2013.01); F05D 2250/90 (2013.01); F05D 2270/64 (2013.01); Y02T 50/672 (2013.01); Y02T 50/673 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fluidfoil includes a selectively fluid chargeable capillary and a flexible body adjacent the capillary, the shape of the flexible body being adjustable in use via controlling the degree to which the capillary is charged and therefore the forces that the capillary exerts on the flexible body.