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US 4,759,516 AGranted
Cascaded turbulence generation inhibitor
AssigneeRonald D. Grose
InventorRonald D. Grose
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Abstract
A turbulence generation inhibitor comprising a fluid conduit having an interior wall surface with the interior wall surface having a plurality of spaced-apart microscopic grooves formed therein which are parallel to the mean-flow direction. Each of the grooves is defined by oppositely disposed side walls with the side walls of each of the grooves having at least one catenary shaped surface provided thereon.
Claims4
A turbulence generation inhibitor comprising in combination,
- a fluid conduit having an interior wall surface,
- said interior wall surface having a plurality of spaced-apart microscopic grooves formed therein which are parallel to the mean-flow direction,
- each of said grooves being defined by oppositely disposed side walls,
- each of said side walls of each of said grooves having a plurality of catenary shaped surfaces provided thereon.
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A turbulence generation inhibitor comprising in combination,
- a fluid conduit having an interior wall surface,
- said interior wall surface having a plurality of spaced-apart microscopic grooves formed therein which are parallel to the mean-flow direction,
- each of said grooves being defined by oppositely disposed side walls,
- each of said side walls of each of said grooves having at least one catenary shaped surface provided thereon,
- said catenary shaped surface having a plurality of catenary shaped surfaces provided thereon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.