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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
May. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Rohr, Inc., Chula Vista, CA (US);
Inventors:
Keith T. Brown, Bonita, CA (US);
Stuart J. Byrne, San Diego, CA (US);
Steven M. Kestler, Winchester, CT (US);
Assignee:
Rohr, Inc., Chula Vista, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 33/02 (2006.01); B64C 21/06 (2006.01); B64D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 21/06 (2013.01); B64D 29/00 (2013.01); B64D 33/02 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0226 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nacelle is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. The nacelle may include an outer barrel and an active laminar flow control system. The active laminar flow control system may include a plurality of suction sources and a plurality of arrays of perforations in the outer barrel. The active laminar flow control system may be configured with a plurality of zones. Each of the zones may include a respective one of the suction sources which is fluidly coupled with a respective one of the arrays of perforations in the outer barrel.