The invention discloses a low drag low noise automobile mirror using jet flow control which is an apparatus which is designed to be an improvement upon current existing automobile mirrors. The apparatus utilizes an outer body and an inner body. The outer body is hollow and is overlaid on the inner body. Overlaying the outer body on the inner body creates a converging channel between the two components. Airflow is able to enter through an inlet which is arranged in front of the converged channel, and exit through an outlet which is on a channel which surrounds the surface of the mirror. The air exits the outlet as a jet of air which has been substantially increased in flow velocity. The jet of air is directed towards the center of the apparatus, thereby creating a smooth trailing edge behind the apparatus when it is in a moving airflow. This smooth trailing edge is what enables the elimination of vortex shedding and the reduction in drag and noise produced when the apparatus moves through an airflow at certain speed.
Low drag low noise automobile mirrors using jet flow control
2015-10-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |
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