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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022

Filed:

Feb. 16, 2022
Applicant:

Deep Science, Llc, Bellevue, WA (US);

Inventors:

Alexander J. Smits, Princeton, NJ (US);

Ivan Marusic, Esssendon, AU;

David Wine, Seattle, WA (US);

Brian Holloway, Snoqualmie, WA (US);

Assignee:

Deep Science, LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15C 1/08 (2006.01); F15D 1/12 (2006.01); B64C 23/00 (2006.01); F15D 1/00 (2006.01); F15D 1/06 (2006.01); B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B64C 9/02 (2006.01); B64C 9/04 (2006.01); B64C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15D 1/12 (2013.01); B64C 23/005 (2013.01); F15D 1/007 (2013.01); F15D 1/065 (2013.01); B62D 35/00 (2013.01); B64C 9/02 (2013.01); B64C 9/04 (2013.01); B64C 21/00 (2013.01); B64C 2230/12 (2013.01); F15D 1/008 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are described herein to implement transverse momentum injection at low frequencies to directly modify large-scale eddies in a turbulent boundary layer on a surface of an object. A set of transverse momentum injection actuators may be positioned on the surface of the object to affect large-scale eddies in the turbulent boundary layer. The system may include a controller to selectively actuate the transverse momentum injection actuators with an actuation pattern to affect the large-scale eddies to modify the drag of the fluid flow on the surface. In various embodiments, the transverse momentum injection actuators may be operated at frequencies less than 10,000 Hertz.


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