Supercavitation ventilation control system
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorRobert Kuklinski
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Abstract
A supercavitation ventilation control system is disclosed and includes a vehicle body having a fore end and an aft end. A cavitator is fit to the fore end of the vehicle body, the cavitator generating a gas cavity around the vehicle body. A cavity control ring is slidably positioned at the aft end of the vehicle body, the cavity control ring selectively adjusting a terminal end of the cavity formed by the cavitator. A stop ring is adjustably positioned on the vehicle body forward of the cavity control ring for managing a reentrant jet generated by the cavity control ring. Each of the stop ring and cavity control ring are moveable by separate actuators and a single control system.
Claims20
A supercavitation ventilation control system comprising:
- a vehicle body having a fore end and an aft end;
- a cavitator joined to the fore end of said vehicle body, said cavitator being provided to generate a gas cavity around said vehicle body;
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- a cavity control ring slidably positioned at the aft end of said vehicle body, said cavity control ring being provided to selectively adjust a terminal end of the gas cavity generated by said cavitator.
A supercavitation ventilation control system comprising:
- a vehicle body having a fore end and an aft end and at least one ventilation port;
- a gas source positioned in said vehicle body;
- a regulator joined to said gas source and said ventilation port to selectively initiate a supply of gas from said gas source to an exterior of said vehicle body;
- a cavitator joined to the fore end of said vehicle body, said cavitator provided to generate a gas cavity around said vehicle body;
- a cavity control ring slidably positioned at the aft end of said vehicle body to selectively adjust a terminal end of the gas cavity generated by said cavitator;
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- a control device joined to said regulator and said cavity control ring capable of controlling cavity parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.