The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

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:
Jul. 18, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 01, 2015
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, CA (US);

Inventors:

Marcus K. Richardson, Bothell, WA (US);

Michael James Tonks, Snohomish, CA (US);

Colin W. Hart, Everett, WA (US);

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 13/06 (2006.01); B64D 13/00 (2006.01); F01P 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 13/06 (2013.01); B64D 13/00 (2013.01); B64D 13/006 (2013.01); F01P 1/00 (2013.01); B64C 2230/00 (2013.01); Y02T 50/166 (2013.01); Y02T 50/44 (2013.01);
Abstract

A ram air system includes a bay comprising an exterior wall defining an interior volume that at least partially encloses a ram air duct. The ram air duct includes an outlet configured to discharge an exhaust airflow at a first temperature. At least one of the exterior wall and the ram air duct defines an aperture therein providing for flow communication between the bay interior volume and the exhaust airflow such that cooling air flows from the interior volume to form a boundary layer between the exhaust airflow and the exterior wall downstream of the outlet. The boundary layer is at a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…