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Swirling jet actuator for control of separated and mixing flows
US10393156B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10393156-B2 |
| Application number | US-201815925991-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | Mar 3, 2014 |
| Publication date | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2019 |
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A method of controlling a fluid flow using momentum and/or vorticity injections. Actively controlling an actuator allows for direct, precise, and independent control of the momentum and swirl entering into the fluid system. The perturbations are added to the flow field in a systematic mater providing tunable control input, thereby modifying behavior thereof in a predictable manner to improve the flow characteristics.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of controlling a fluid flow, comprising the steps of: inputting a momentum flow into a fluid flow; and inputting a swirling flow into the fluid flow. 2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the momentum flow is inputted in an orientation that is normal to a surface of a body over which the fluid flow is passing. 3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the swirling flow is inputted in an orientation that is normal to a surface of a body over which the fluid flow is passing. 4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the momentum flow is inputted in an orientation such that a central axis, about which the swirling flow rotates is normal to a surface of a body over which the fluid flow is passing, and the swirling flow is inputted in an orientation such that a central axis, about which the swirling flow rotates, is normal to the surface of the body over which the fluid flow is passing. 5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the momentum flow is variable. 6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the swirling flow is variable. 7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the momentum flow and swirling flow are actively controllable. 8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inputting occurs near the time-averaged separation point on a body over which the fluid flow is passing. 9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inputting occurs at a plurality of actuator sites such that each actuator site includes a swirling flow input and each swirling flow input has an initial direction of rotation that is opposite of the initial direction of rotation of the swirling flow input of an adjacently located actuator site. 10. The method of claim 1 wherein the inputting occurs at a plurality of actuator sites such that each actuator site includes a swirling flow input and each swirling flow input has an initial direction of rotation that is in the same initial direction of rotation of the swirling flow input of an adjacently located actuator site. 11. A method of controlling a fluid flow, comprising the step of inputting a swirling flow into the fluid flow, wherein the inputting occurs at a plurality of actuator sites such that each actuator site includes a swirling flow input and each swirling flow input has an initial direction of rotation that is opposite of the initial direction of rotation of the swirling flow input of an adjacently located actuator site. 12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising inputting a momentum flow. 13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the momentum flow is inputted in an orientation that is normal to a surface of a body over which the fluid flow is passing. 14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the inputting occurs near the time-averaged separation point on a body over which the fluid flow is passing. 15. A method of controlling a fluid flow, comprising the step of inputting a swirling flow into the fluid flow, wherein the inputting occurs at a plurality of actuator sites such that each actuator site includes a swirling flow input and each swirling flow input has an initial direction of rotation that is in the same initial direction of rotation of the swirling flow input of an adjacently located actuator site.
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- What does patent US10393156B2 cover?
- A method of controlling a fluid flow using momentum and/or vorticity injections. Actively controlling an actuator allows for direct, precise, and independent control of the momentum and swirl entering into the fluid system. The perturbations are added to the flow field in a systematic mater providing tunable control input, thereby modifying behavior thereof in a predictable manner to improve th…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Univ Florida State Res Found Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F15D1/007. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 27 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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