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The present invention provides a system and method for actively manipulating and controlling aerodynamic or hydrodynamic fluid flow over a surface. More specifically, the present invention provides a system and method to control aerodynamic or hydrodynamic fluid flow behavior of a ducted fluid flow

The present invention provides a system and method for actively manipulating and controlling aerodynamic or hydrodynamic fluid flow over a surface. More specifically, the present invention provides a system and method to control aerodynamic or hydrodynamic fluid flow behavior of a ducted fluid flow using very-small-scale effectors. The system and method for actively manipulating and controlling fluid flow over a surface includes the placement of arrays of very-small-scale effectors on ducted surfaces bounding the ducted fluid flow. These very-small-scale effectors actively manipulated the boundary layer manipulated to control the flow behavior of the ducted fluid flow and suppress or prevent flow separation within the primary fluid flow.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A method to dynamically manipulate flow behavior of a ducted fluid flow using very-small-scale effectors comprising the steps of:placing arrays of very-small-scale effectors on ducted surfaces bounding the ducted fluid flow, wherein said very-small-scale effectors are actively manipulated to alte

1. A method to dynamically manipulate flow behavior of a ducted fluid flow using very-small-scale effectors comprising the steps of:placing arrays of very-small-scale effectors on ducted surfaces bounding the ducted fluid flow, wherein said very-small-scale effectors are actively manipulated to alter boundary layer conditions; and actively altering a secondary flow structure in a boundary layer of the ducted fluid flow with said arrays of very-small-scale effectors on said ducted surfaces.