Fluid handling – Processes – Involving pressure control
Patent
1993-08-27
1994-05-31
Chambers, A. Michael
Fluid handling
Processes
Involving pressure control
137825, 137829, 137561A, 137597, 244207, 244209, F15C 300
Patent
active
053160320
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for establishing discrete zones of pressure at the surface of a perforated panel of the type typically used for laminar fluid flow control includes a first array of channel members fluidly communicating with perforations in the panel, all of the channel members in the first array extending in a first direction and being substantially parallel to one another, and a second array of channel members fluidly communicating with the fluid in the first array of channel members, all of the channel members in the second array extending in a second direction and being substantially parallel to one another, where the first and second arrays of channel members being disposed in crossing relationship with a source of pressure being applied to the second array of channel members. By this arrangement, control of fluid flow in at least one of the first and second arrays results in discrete zones of pressure at the surface of the panel. Various additional embodiments include variable sized apertures in the second array of channels and various condition-responsive actuators for the apertures.
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Chambers A. Michael
Lewis Terrell P.
Rockwell International Corporation
Silberberg Charles T.
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