A riblet forming system incorporates a gantry which supports a laser and a paint applicator is positioned and moved over an aerodynamic surface. A computer control system is connected for control of the gantry on a predetermined path over the aerodynamic surface and further connected to the laser to control cutting a riblet topography along the predetermined path in a predeposited paint layer.
DRAG REDUCTION RIBLETS INTEGRATED IN A PAINT LAYER
21.09.2017
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B29L INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES , Index-Schema für besondere Gegenstände in Verbindung mit Unterklasse B29C / B29C Formen oder Verbinden von Kunststoffen , SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS / B05D PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL , Verfahren zum Aufbringen von Flüssigkeiten oder von anderen fließfähigen Stoffen auf Oberflächen allgemein / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |