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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Dan John Clingman, Milton, WA (US);
Esther Shifra Zidovetzki, Seattle, WA (US);
Randy Lee Macaraeg Mallari, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15D 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 23/00 (2006.01); B64C 23/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15D 1/009 (2013.01); B64C 23/005 (2013.01); B64C 23/06 (2013.01); Y10T 137/2087 (2015.04);
Abstract
Vortex generators are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a housing including a surface. The example apparatus also includes a bimorph actuator disposed in the housing. The bimorph actuator includes a first bimorph beam having a first portion fixed relative to the surface. A blade is rotatably coupled to the bimorph actuator, and the bimorph actuator is to rotate the blade to extend a portion of the blade through the surface to generate a vortex in a fluid flowing past the surface.