Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Riblet structure and object
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Application No.: US16080772Application Date: 2016-10-27
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Publication No.: US10882605B2Publication Date: 2021-01-05
- Inventor: Kie Okabayashi , Yasuhiro Koshioka , Akira Nishizawa , Mitsuru Kurita , Hidetoshi Iijima
- Applicant: JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
- Applicant Address: JP Chofu
- Assignee: JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
- Current Assignee: JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY
- Current Assignee Address: JP Chofu
- Agency: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP
- Priority: JP2016-041018 20160303
- International Application: PCT/JP2016/081914 WO 20161027
- International Announcement: WO2017/149837 WO 20170908
- Main IPC: B64C21/10
- IPC: B64C21/10 ; F15D1/00 ; F15D1/12

Abstract:
The present invention provides a riblet structure that further reduces drag, which is a sum of turbulent friction drag and pressure drag, and an object including such a riblet structure. An object such as an aircraft, plant, and pipeline includes a wavelike riblet pattern on a surface. The wavelike riblet pattern includes a large number of wavelike riblets. Each of the large number of wave riblets includes a wavelike ridge line, and a height thereof changes cyclically with respect to a fluid flow direction. With such a configuration, drag, which is a sum of turbulent friction drag and pressure drag, can be further reduced.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190023379A1 RIBLET STRUCTURE AND OBJECT Public/Granted day:2019-01-24
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