Apparatus and method for fluid manipulation

An intentional fluid manipulation apparatus (IFMA) assembly, the IFMA comprising:

• an upstream intentional momentum shedding apparatus (IMSA) configured to impart a first induced velocity to a local free stream flow during a nominal operation requirement;
• and
• at least a downstream IMSA, arranged such that during the nominal operation requirement at least a portion of the fluid passing through both the upstream IMSA and downstream IMSA forms a streamtube, with the downstream IMSA being configured to impart a second induced velocity to the local free stream flow 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;
• and
• wherein the upstream IMSA can be configured to deliver 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
• wherein the upstream IMSA can be configured to deliver 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,
• wherein the net power is calculated from the difference of the far wake portion of the streamtube and the free stream portion of the streamtube.