Air distribution nozzles, aircraft that include air distribution nozzles, and methods of utilizing air distribution nozzles

An air distribution nozzle, comprising:

• an elongate inlet chamber;
• an elongate outlet chamber;
• an elongate slot that extends between, and fluidly interconnects, the elongate inlet chamber and the elongate outlet chamber, wherein the elongate slot is a tapered elongate slot that tapers along a slot longitudinal axis that extends at least substantially perpendicular to a slot fluid flow that flows from the elongate inlet chamber to the elongate outlet chamber via the elongate slot, wherein the tapered elongate slot defines a first slot width at a first slot end of the tapered elongate slot and a second slot width, which differs from the first slot width, at a second slot end of the tapered elongate slot;
• a motive fluid inlet port that extends into the elongate inlet chamber, wherein the motive fluid inlet port is configured to receive a motive fluid flow along a motive flow axis;
• a suction inlet chamber that extends from a suction inlet port to the elongate inlet chamber, wherein the suction inlet port opens into the suction inlet chamber, wherein the suction inlet port is configured to receive a suction inlet fluid flow along a suction inlet flow axis;
• a sensor port that extends into the suction inlet chamber;
• and
• an elongate outlet port that extends from the elongate outlet chamber, wherein the elongate outlet port is configured to discharge an outlet fluid flow, which includes both the motive fluid flow and the suction inlet fluid flow, along an outlet flow axis, and further wherein the outlet flow axis is oriented at an outlet flow skew angle relative to the motive flow axis.

An air distribution nozzle, comprising:

• an elongate inlet chamber;
• an elongate outlet chamber;
• an elongate slot that extends between, and fluidly interconnects, the elongate inlet chamber and the elongate outlet chamber;
• a motive fluid inlet port that extends into the elongate inlet chamber, wherein the motive fluid inlet port is configured to receive a motive fluid flow along a motive flow axis;
• a suction inlet chamber that extends from a suction inlet port to the elongate inlet chamber, wherein the suction inlet port opens into the suction inlet chamber, wherein the suction inlet port is configured to receive a suction inlet fluid flow along a suction inlet flow axis;
• a sensor port that extends into the suction inlet chamber;
• and
• an elongate outlet port that extends from the elongate outlet chamber, wherein the elongate outlet port is configured to discharge an outlet fluid flow, which includes both the motive fluid flow and the suction inlet fluid flow, along an outlet flow axis, wherein the outlet flow axis is oriented at an outlet flow skew angle relative to the motive flow axis, and further wherein the suction inlet port is coplanar with the elongate outlet port;
• and
• wherein the elongate slot extends along a slot longitudinal axis that extends at least substantially perpendicular to a slot fluid flow that flows from the elongate inlet chamber to the elongate outlet chamber via the elongate slot, wherein the elongate slot tapers along the slot longitudinal axis from a first slot width to a second slot width that is less than the first slot width, wherein the first slot width is measured proximate the motive fluid inlet port relative to the second slot width.