Low drag surface construction

Details Low drag surface construction Low drag surface construction

1985-09-12

1987-09-15

Brown, David H.

Ships

Building

Antifriction surfaces

114290, 244130, 244208, B61D 3500

Patent

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046932011

ABSTRACT:
A low drag surface construction utilizes a plurality of longitudinally extending, parallel, spaced apart linear vortices extending transversely of the free stream to reduce drag between the free stream and the surface. The surface is provided with stabilizing means which retains the vortices in their relationship with one another but causes them to traverse the surface in the same direction as the free stream but at approximately half the speed. The stabilizing produces a regular variation in boundary flow across the surface and may comprise dynamic means such as sequenced jets of fluid escaping from apertures in the surface.

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patent: 4214722 (1980-07-01), Tamura
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