A nacelle inlet structure is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This inlet structure includes an inlet lip, a bulkhead, a nozzle and a plurality of heat transfer augmentation features. The inlet lip includes an inner lip skin and an outer lip skin. The bulkhead is configured with the inlet lip to form a cavity axially between a forward end of the inlet lip and the bulkhead and radially between the inner lip skin and the outer lip skin. The annular cavity extends along a curvilinear centerline within the inlet lip. The nozzle is configured to inject fluid approximately tangentially into the annular cavity. The heat transfer augmentation features are configured with the inner lip skin and operable to interact with the fluid flow within the cavity in order to promote heat transfer between the inner lip skin and the fluid within the cavity.
Nacelle inner lip skin with heat transfer augmentation features
2019-10-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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