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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Scott P. Ellsworth, Everett, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15D 1/02 (2006.01); F15D 1/00 (2006.01); B64D 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15D 1/025 (2013.01); B64D 13/06 (2013.01); F15D 1/0005 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0688 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flow-straightener apparatus and associated systems for converting a rotating airflow into a substantially longitudinally directed airflow is presented. A first annular frame is provided and a second annular frame arranged concentrically within the first annular frame. A plurality of flow-straightener vanes are also provided, each having a first end coupled to an interior surface of the first annular frame and a second end coupled to an exterior surface of the second annular frame. The plurality of flow-straightener vanes each also have a leading edge and a trailing edge and each vane has a curved segment.