Systems and Methods for Modulating Aerodynamic Loads on Airfoils
AssigneeGeorgia Tech Research Corporation
InventorsYuehan Tan, Ari Glezer
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an airfoil comprising a trailing edge, a first fluidic outlet, and a first fluid supply. The trailing edge can have a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface. The first fluidic outlet can be positioned on one of the first or second surfaces. The first fluid supply can be configured to eject a fluid out of the first fluidic outlet to alter an aerodynamic load experienced by the airfoil.
Claims20
An airfoil, comprising:
- a trailing edge having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface;
- a first fluidic outlet positioned on one of the first or second surfaces;
- and
- a first fluid supply configured to eject a fluid out of the first fluidic outlet to alter an aerodynamic load experienced by the airfoil.
The airfoil of claim 12, further comprising a controller configured to control the third and fourth control jets and the second bypass switch to alter whether fluid is ejected from third fluidic outlet, fourth fluidic outlet, or neither the third nor the fourth fluidic outlet
An airfoil, comprising:
- a trailing edge having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface;
- a first fluidic outlet positioned on the first surface;
- and
- a first controller configured to cause the first fluidic outlet to eject a fluid to alter an aerodynamic load experienced by the airfoil.
The airfoil of claim 19, further comprising a fourth fluidic outlet positioned on the second surface, wherein the third fluidic outlet is oriented such that fluid ejected from the third fluidic outlet exits the third fluidic outlet in a direction tangential to the second surface, wherein the fourth fluidic outlet is oriented such that fluid ejected from the fourth fluidic outlet exits the fourth fluidic outlet in a direction normal to the second surface, and wherein the second controller is further configured to cause the fourth fluidic outlet to eject a fluid to alter an aerodynamic load experienced by the airfoil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.