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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
May. 22, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 21/00 (2006.01); F04B 43/00 (2006.01); F15D 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 21/02 (2006.01); B64C 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 43/00 (2013.01); B64C 21/025 (2013.01); B64C 21/08 (2013.01); F15D 1/0095 (2013.01); B64C 2230/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for generating a synthetic jet is described. The device can include a flap, an actuator coupled to the flap and a chamber including an aperture. The flap forms a portion of the chamber. The flap is configured to oscillate in a flapping motion such that fluid is alternately drawn into the chamber via the aperture and expelled from the chamber via the aperture to form the synthetic jet. In some embodiments, multiple flaps can be used on a device to generate the synthetic jet.