Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a nacelle of an aircraft, comprising a surface that is profiled such that during cruise flight operation lines of constant static pressure of a boundary layer around the nacelle (422; 522) in a given region are substantially contained within a plane that is normal to an engine axis.
OPTIMIZED NACELLE PROFILE AND PLENUM SHAPE FOR BOUNDARY LAYER INGESTION ACTIVE LAMINAR FLOW CONTROL
OPTIMIERTES GONDELPROFIL UND OPTIMIERTE KAMMERFORM FÜR GRENZSCHICHTAUFNAHMEAKTIVE LAMINARE STRÖMUNGSSTEUERUNG
PROFIL DE NACELLE OPTIMISÉE ET FORME DE CHAMBRE PERMETTANT LA RÉGULATION DE FLUX INGÉRÉ DE COUCHES LIMITES LAMINAIRES ACTIVES
2019-07-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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