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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Robert James Monson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jianhua Yan, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Inventors:
Robert James Monson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jianhua Yan, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F017/04 ; F01N001/02 ; G10K011/02 ; G10K011/16 ; F24F013/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A low noise method and apparatus with the apparatus including a hood for mounting over an exhaust outlet duct to capture a fluid stream and then redirect the fluid stream to a fluid outlet in the hood through the use of smoothly curving duct that maintains the fluid flowing therethrough in a laminar flow condition with the inlet and outlet positioned such that there is no line of sight between the exhaust outlet duct and the fluid outlet duct in the hood.