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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Arvin Shmilovich, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Edward Andrew Whalen, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 21/04 (2006.01); F15B 21/12 (2006.01); F15C 1/00 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 21/04 (2013.01); F15B 21/12 (2013.01); F15C 1/00 (2013.01); B64C 2230/04 (2013.01); B64C 2230/06 (2013.01); B64C 2230/10 (2013.01); B64C 2230/18 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0213 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0226 (2013.01); Y02T 50/166 (2013.01); Y10T 137/87265 (2015.04);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are presented. An active flow control system comprises a flow control valve, a manifold, and a temperature control system. The flow control valve is configured to control a flow of air into the manifold. The manifold is operatively connected to a number of actuators. The temperature control system is configured to heat at least a portion of the flow of air.