초록 ▼

A method and system for reducing drag on the movement of the human body through air or other fluid mediums and improving heat transfer including a placement of trip mechanisms at predisposed locations on the human body with the mechanisms constituting elongated protrusions adapted to intercept the l

A method and system for reducing drag on the movement of the human body through air or other fluid mediums and improving heat transfer including a placement of trip mechanisms at predisposed locations on the human body with the mechanisms constituting elongated protrusions adapted to intercept the laminar flow of fluid across the body and prematurely trip the laminar flow into turbulence whereby the downstream pressure on the body is increased allowing the body to move more freely through the fluid medium.

대표청구항 ▼

[ The invention claimed is:] [1.] A system for reducing aerodynamic drag on a human body moving through a fluid medium along a line of movement, said body defining a stagnation line along a foremost substantially arcuate surface thereof in direct alignment with the line of movement, said system comp

[ The invention claimed is:] [1.] A system for reducing aerodynamic drag on a human body moving through a fluid medium along a line of movement, said body defining a stagnation line along a foremost substantially arcuate surface thereof in direct alignment with the line of movement, said system comprising at least one elongated protuberance fixed to the surface and extending substantially parallel to said stagnation line and being displaced from said stagnation line a predetermined distance, said protuberance being located along points of contact of tangent lines to said arcuate surface which tangent lines pass through the line of movement, and wherein the angle between said tangent line and said line of movement is in the range of 30.degree. to 70.degree..