FAIRING AND INSTALLATION METHODOLOGY FOR SENSOR PRESSURE BELTS

• Main Authors: PARADIS LAWRENCE C, BROWN STEVEN B, DICKERSON MATT R
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2009
• Subjects: AEROPLANES; AIRCRAFT; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVEREDIN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; AVIATION; COMBINED OPERATIONS; COSMONAUTICS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HELICOPTERS; MACHINE TOOLS; MEASURING; MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER,MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE; MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; OTHER WORKING OF METAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TESTING; TRANSPORTING; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS

A fairing system developed to reduce the flow disturbance around sensor elements allowing accurate measurement of the pressure distribution on an object surface. The fairing also protects the sensors and electronics of the pressure belt from direct exposure to airflow.