AN ARRANGEMENT FOR INFLUENCING LIQUID FLOW AND A METHOD

• Main Authors: THOMPSON, Matthew, STARK, Callum, ATLAR, Mehment, SHI, Weichao, SWEET, Leon Malcolm, TROLL, Moritz
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 27.01.2022
• Subjects: AEROPLANES; AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; BLASTING; COSMONAUTICS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLUID DYNAMICS, i.e. METHODS OR MEANS FOR INFLUENCING THE FLOWOF GASES OR LIQUIDS; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; HELICOPTERS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; LIGHTING; MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PIPES; RELATED EQUIPMENT; SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

According to the present disclosure there is provided an arrangement (110) for influencing fluid flow, the arrangement comprising: a first section (1110) selectively configurable to provide a vortex generator surface, the vortex generator surface (3100) comprising a series of laterally aligned projections (1102), to induce vortices in the liquid flow. La présente invention concerne un agencement (110) pour influencer un écoulement de fluide, l'agencement comprenant : une première section (1110) sélectivement configurable pour fournir une surface de générateur de tourbillons, la surface de générateur de tourbillons (3100) comprenant une série de saillies alignées latéralement (1102), pour induire des tourbillons dans le flux de liquide.