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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alfredo Lopez, Long Beach, CA (US);
Gary David Grayson, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Stephen Michael Addison, Huntsville, AL (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/60 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 9/605 (2013.01); B64G 1/402 (2013.01); F02K 9/60 (2013.01); F05D 2240/12 (2013.01); F05D 2260/602 (2013.01); F05D 2300/514 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49346 (2015.01); Y10T 137/86348 (2015.04);
Abstract
An antivortex device for use in suppressing formation of a vortex created by fluid flowing through multiple outlet ports defined in a sump is provided. The antivortex device includes a plurality of center plates extending through a central axis of the sump, an extension plate substantially aligned with one of the plurality of center plates and extending substantially radially outward from the central axis, and a top plate coupled to the plurality of center plates.