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US 2018/0346101 A1Published application
Thermally Controlled Active Flow Control System
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsArvin Shmilovich, Edward Andrew Whalen
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are presented. An active flow control system comprises a flow control valve, a manifold, and a temperature control system. The flow control valve is configured to control a flow of air into the manifold. The manifold is operatively connected to a number of actuators. The temperature control system is configured to heat at least a portion of the flow of air.
Claims20
An active flow control system comprising:
- a flow control valve configured to control a flow of air into a manifold;
- the manifold operatively connected to a number of actuators;
- and
- a temperature control system configured to heat at least a portion of the flow of air, the temperature control system comprising a power source and resistive heater strips operatively connected to the power source, wherein the resistive heater strips are positioned in a portion of the manifold.
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A method comprising:
- controlling a flow of air into a manifold operatively connected to a number of actuators of an active flow control system;
- and
- heating at least a portion of the flow of air using a temperature control system to form a heated portion;
- and
- directing the heated portion towards the number of actuators;
- wherein heating the at least the portion of the flow of air using the temperature control system comprises providing power to resistive heater strips.
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A method comprising:
- providing active flow control having a desired momentum using an active flow control system having a number of actuators;
- and
- decreasing a mass flow through the number of actuators while maintaining the desired momentum from the number of actuators.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.