Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Laminar flow panel
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Application No.: US15043152Application Date: 2016-02-12
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Publication No.: US10556670B2Publication Date: 2020-02-11
- Inventor: Henry J. Koppelman , Michael K. Klein
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Miller, Matthias & Hull LLP
- Main IPC: B64C21/06
- IPC: B64C21/06 ; B64C3/26

Abstract:
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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160159465A1 Laminar Flow Panel Public/Granted day:2016-06-09
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