Apparatus and method for fluid manipulation

An intentional fluid manipulation (IFM) method, the IFM method comprising:

• providing an intentional fluid manipulation apparatus (IFMA) assembly, the IFMA assembly comprising an upstream intentional momentum shedding apparatus (IMSA), and at least a downstream IMSA;
• operating the upstream IMSA and the downstream IMSA such that during a nominal operation requirement at least a portion of the fluid passing through both the upstream IMSA and downstream IMSA forms a streamtube, the upstream IMSA imparting a first induced velocity to a local free stream flow of the upstream IMSA within the streamtube, the downstream IMSA imparting a second induced velocity to a local free stream flow of the downstream IMSA within the streamtube, wherein the second induced velocity at the location of the downstream IMSA has a component in a direction opposite to the direction of the first induced velocity at the location of the downstream IMSA;
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• operating the upstream IMSA and downstream IMSA such that the upstream IMSA delivers more power to the fluid within the streamtube than is removed from the fluid within the streamtube by the downstream IMSA during a first nominal operation requirement, wherein the first nominal operation requirement comprises delivering a net power to the fluid within the streamtube, or
• operating the upstream IMSA and downstream IMSA such that the upstream IMSA delivers less power to the fluid within the streamtube than is removed from the fluid within the streamtube by the downstream IMSA during a second nominal operation requirement, wherein the second nominal operation requirement comprises removing a net power from the fluid within the streamtube.