Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Low shock strength propulsion system
- Patent Title (中): 低冲击强度推进系统
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Application No.: US14304524Application Date: 2014-06-13
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Publication No.: US08973370B2Publication Date: 2015-03-10
- Inventor: Timothy R. Conners
- Applicant: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- Applicant Address: US GA Savannah
- Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- Current Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Savannah
- Agency: Ingrassia, Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.
- Main IPC: F02K7/08
- IPC: F02K7/08 ; F02K99/00 ; F02B27/00 ; B64D33/02 ; F02K1/34 ; B64D29/00 ; F02K3/02

Abstract:
A supersonic nacelle design employing a bypass flow path internal to the nacelle and around the engine is disclosed herein. A set of aerodynamic vanes may be used to shape a supersonic airflow within a bypass around an engine. The vanes may be capable of compressing the supersonic airflow into a subsonic airflow, direct the subsonic airflow around the engine, and then expand the subsonic airflow into a supersonic exhaust. The vanes may shape the airflow by reducing sonic boom strength, cowl drag, and airframe interference drag.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140373927A1 LOW SHOCK STRENGTH PROPULSION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2014-12-25
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