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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2011
Applicant:
Vinod G. Mengle, Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventor:
Vinod G. Mengle, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 1/00 (2006.01); B05B 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Nozzle exit configurations and associated systems and methods are disclosed. An aircraft system in accordance with one embodiment includes a jet engine exhaust nozzle having an internal flow surface and an exit aperture, with the exit aperture having a perimeter that includes multiple projections extending in an aft direction. Aft portions of individual neighboring projections are spaced apart from each other by a gap, and a geometric feature of the multiple can change in a monotonic manner along at least a portion of the perimeter.