Apparatus and method for fluid manipulation
OwnerPaul Neiserinventor
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Abstract
An intentional fluid manipulation apparatus (IFMA) assembly that includes 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. The upstream IMSA creates a streamtube. The IFMA includes a downstream IMSA, with some or all of the downstream IMSA being located in a downstream portion of the streamtube. The downstream IMSA imparts a second induced velocity to the local free stream flow within the streamtube. 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.
Claims58
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, the upstream IMSA creating a streamtube;
- a downstream IMSA, with at least a portion of the downstream IMSA being located in a downstream portion of the streamtube, with the downstream IMSA being configured to impart a second induced velocity to the local free stream flow within at least a portion of 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.
The IFMA assembly of claim 2, wherein the nominal operation requirement is for providing a net thrust, wherein the net thrust is equal to a first thrust vector of the upstream IMSA added to a second thrust vector of the downstream IMSA and a third thrust vector of the middle IMSA.
An intentional fluid manipulation apparatus (IFMA) assembly, the IFMA comprising:
- a body force generating apparatus configured to generate a body force per unit mass which acts on a fluid, and configured to artificially modify a mass flow rate of the fluid through a specified cross-sectional area of fluid flow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.