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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2016
Applicants:
Rolls-royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rolls-royce North American Technologies, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Roy D. Fulayter, Avon, IN (US);
Crawford F. Smith, III, Carmel, IN (US);
Assignees:
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 1/38 (2006.01); F01D 17/10 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01); B64C 23/00 (2006.01); F15D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 1/38 (2013.01); B64C 23/005 (2013.01); B64D 33/02 (2013.01); F01D 17/10 (2013.01); F01D 25/24 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0226 (2013.01); F05D 2220/323 (2013.01); F15D 1/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nacelle for a gas turbine jet engine for an aircraft includes plasma actuators that act as flow disruptors to provide boundary layer turbulence when the engine is exposed to air flow that is obtuse or perpendicular to direction of travel of the engine.