APPARATUS FOR INGESTING BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW FOR AN AIRCRAFT

    公开(公告)号:US20240253773A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-01

    申请号:US18375540

    申请日:2023-10-01

    Applicant: JETZERO, INC.

    Inventor: Mark Allan Page

    CPC classification number: B64C21/01 B64C21/06 B64C39/10 B64D29/00

    Abstract: An apparatus for ingesting boundary layer flow on an aircraft, the apparatus includes a blended wing body, wherein the blended wing body is characterized by having no clear dividing line between wings and main body of the aircraft, wherein the blended wing body includes a nacelle located aft of a leading edge of the blended wing body, wherein the nacelle includes a propulsor configured to propel the aircraft, a primary duct, and a flow augmentation arrangement, wherein the flow augmentation arrangement is configured to accelerate a boundary layer flow in the airflow, wherein the flow augmentation arrangement further includes a secondary duct, wherein the secondary duct configured to ingest the boundary layer flow in the airflow from an inlet proximal to a forward portion of the nacelle to an outlet proximal to a rear portion of the nacelle and a tertiary duct between the primary duct and the secondary duct.

    Apparatus for ingesting boundary layer flow for an aircraft

    公开(公告)号:US11827339B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-28

    申请号:US18102342

    申请日:2023-01-27

    Applicant: JETZERO, INC.

    Inventor: Mark Allan Page

    CPC classification number: B64C21/01 B64C21/06 B64C39/10 B64D29/00

    Abstract: An apparatus for ingesting boundary layer flow on an aircraft, the apparatus includes a blended wing body, wherein the blended wing body is characterized by having no clear dividing line between wings and main body of the aircraft, wherein the blended wing body includes a nacelle located aft of a leading edge of the blended wing body, wherein the nacelle includes a propulsor configured to propel the aircraft, a primary duct, and a flow augmentation arrangement, wherein the flow augmentation arrangement is configured to accelerate a boundary layer flow in the airflow, wherein the flow augmentation arrangement further includes a secondary duct, wherein the secondary duct configured to ingest the boundary layer flow in the airflow from an inlet proximal to a forward portion of the nacelle to an outlet proximal to a rear portion of the nacelle and a tertiary duct between the primary duct and the secondary duct.

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