Energy- deposition sytems,eguipment and method for modifying and controling shock waves and supersonic flow
OwnerKevin Kremeyerinventor
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Abstract
Systems, equipment, and methods to deposit energy to modify and control shock waves and hypersonic or supersonic fluid flow, including systems for controlling, mitigating, and/or effecting air flow in relation to air vehicles, wind tunnels, or other assets, or the like, as well as systems, equipment, and methods for disrupting the shock structure at the inlet for the engine of an air vehicle traveling at supersonic or hypersonic speed; mitigating blast effects on vehicles; mitigating heating of throats in supersonic and hypersonic wind tunnels, as well as control the flow parameters and Mach number in their test sections.
Claims31
An energy deposition system for use with an asset, comprising at least one conductive path;
- at least one energy source that is operably connected to the at least one conductive path;
- at least one sensor for sensing the potential existence or approach of a shockwave or blastwave to be mitigated;
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- at least one controller that is operably connected to the at least one energy source and the at least one sensor, for controlling energy discharge from at least one energy source along at least one conductive path.
An energy deposition system for use in an air vehicle containing one or more inlets, comprising
- a system for starting the one or more inlets to ingest supersonic or hypersonic air flow, wherein the system comprises:
- at least one conductive path along a surface of the inlet;
- at least one energy source that is operably connected to the at least one conductive path;
- at least one sensor for assessing whether the inlet is in an un-start condition;
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- at least one controller that is operably connected to the at least one energy source and the at least one sensor, for controlling energy discharge from at least one energy source along at least one partially conductive path in response to assessment of an un-start condition by the at least one sensor.
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An energy deposition system to direct a blast wave in order to protect and mitigate damage to an asset, wherein the system comprises:
- at least one conductive path to channel expanding gas in a direction other than into the asset;
- at least one energy source that is operably connected to the at least one conductive path;
- at least one sensor for assessing the likelihood of a blast wave to be mitigated;
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- at least one controller that is operably connected to the at least one energy source and the at least one sensor, for controlling energy discharge from at least one energy source along at least one conductive path in response to assessment of a potential blast wave by at least one sensor.
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A method for depositing energy along one or more conductive paths to mitigate or prevent a shockwave and/or a blast wave, wherein the method comprises:
- sensing the potential existence or approach of a shockwave or blastwave to be mitigated or prevented;
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- discharging sufficient energy along the one or more conductive paths to cause mitigation of, or prevention of, the shockwave and/or blast wave.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.