Ships – Building – Antifriction surfaces
Patent
1999-08-24
2000-10-24
Avila, Stephen
Ships
Building
Antifriction surfaces
114 67A, B63B 134
Patent
active
061350435
ABSTRACT:
A polymer ejector system for reducing drag on an external surface of an urwater vessel includes a base portion mounted in an exterior surface of the underwater vessel, the base portion including an arcuate inner wall. A flexible lip portion is positioned above the base portion and spaced apart therefrom. The lip portion has an outer surface substantially coplanar with an outer surface of the underwater vessel, an arcuate inner wall, and is tapered at a distal end of the lip. This lip may be actively moved by means of MEMS deposited electrodes to control the passageway mentioned next. A passageway is formed between and defined by the inner wall of the lip and the inner wall of the base portion, such that the passageway terminates at the outer surface of the underwater vessel and substantially tangent thereto. The ejector may be constructed from single crystal silicon by so called MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) methods.
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Avila Stephen
Lall Prithvi C.
McGowan Michael J.
Oglo Michael F.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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