LAMINAR FLOW PANEL

An aerodynamic body operable to both promote laminar flow and satisfy structural requirements is disclosed. A perforated panel skin comprises an inner surface and an outer surface of the aerodynamic body. A micro-lattice support structure is coupled to the inner surface and defines airflow gaps allo...

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Main Authors KLEIN, Michael K, KOPPELMAN, Henry J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 16.08.2017
Subjects
AEROPLANES
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
HELICOPTERS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:An aerodynamic body operable to both promote laminar flow and satisfy structural requirements is disclosed. A perforated panel skin comprises an inner surface and an outer surface of the aerodynamic body. A micro-lattice support structure is coupled to the inner surface and defines airflow gaps allowing suctioning of air from the outer surface through the perforated panel skin and into a plenum of the aerodynamic body. Rows of main beams of the micro-lattice support structure are aligned along land lines oriented in a substantially chord-wise direction relative to an airflow over the aerodynamic body.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20170153230