Cavity acoustic tones suppression
AssigneeBAE SYSTEMS plc
InventorStephen Michael BRAID
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Abstract
A cavity system for use on a vehicle is provided. The cavity has a front edge and/or a rear edge and longitudinal edges. The front and/or rear and longitudinal edges define an opening. The cavity comprises at least one elongate flow partition protruding from a surface adjacent each longitudinal edge of the cavity into the ambient flow outside of the cavity. The at least one flow partition comprise an inboard surface facing predominantly towards the cavity and an outboard surface facing predominantly away from the cavity. An aircraft comprising the cavity system is also provided.
Claims20
A cavity system for use on a vehicle, comprising:
- a cavity having a front edge and/or a rear edge and longitudinal edges, the front and/or rear and longitudinal edges defining an opening;
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- at least one elongate flow partition protruding from a surface adjacent each longitudinal edge of the cavity into an ambient flow outside of the cavity, the at least one flow partition comprising an inboard surface facing predominantly towards the cavity and an outboard surface facing predominantly away from the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.