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US 2014/0110967 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus for reduction of aerodynamic drag
AssigneeRamot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
InventorsAvraham SEIFERT, Vitali Palei
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Abstract
A method of reducing aerodynamic drag on a moving blunt-edged body, the method comprising actively generating a flow of air at a blunt edge of a body and using the generated flow of air to control an external flow of air moving relative to an edge of a moving blunt-body.
Claims15
A method of reducing aerodynamic drag on a moving blunt-edged body, the method comprising:
- (a) actively generating a flow of air at a trailing blunt edge of a body;
- and
- (b) using the generated flow of air to control an external flow of air moving relative to an edge of a moving blunt-body.
An apparatus adapted to reduce aerodynamic drag on a body moving through a fluid, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) an apparatus housing;
- and
- (b) a flow generator within the housing, the flow generator adapted to generate at least one flow which controls an external flow at an edge of a moving body on which the apparatus housing is mounted.
A method of reducing aerodynamic drag on a ground vehicle, the method comprising:
- (a) mounting an apparatus adapted to actively control an external flow on the ground vehicle;
- and
- (b) operating the apparatus while the vehicle is in motion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.