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US 5,687,670 AGranted
Circumferential circulation control system
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorJames Q. Rice, IV
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Abstract
Disclosed is a device used to maneuver a vehicle consisting of a tubular y with suction circumferential slots adjacent its forward end and exhaust circumferential slots adjacent its aft end on both the outer and inner peripheral surfaces. Fluid is conveyed between the forward slots on one surface of the tubular body to the aft slots on the other surface of the body to produce asymmetrical pressure on the tubular body while traveling through a fluid medium.
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A device for maneuvering a vehicle immersed in a fluid medium comprising:
- a tubular body having a longitudinal axis and outer and inner peripheral surfaces;
- a plurality of maneuvering means circumferentially arranged on the tubular body for conveying fluid between said outer and inner peripheral surfaces;
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- a controlling means joined to said maneuvering means for controlling the conveying of fluid between said outer and inner peripheral surfaces to produce pressure on the tubular body which is asymmetrical with respect to the longitudinal axis of the tubular body.
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