Global Patent Index - EP 0734342 A1

EP 0734342 A1 19961002 - SUB BOUNDARY LAYER VORTEX GENERATORS

Title (en)

SUB BOUNDARY LAYER VORTEX GENERATORS

Title (de)

UNTERGRENZSCHICHT-WIRBELERZEUGER

Title (fr)

GENERATEUR DE TOURBILLONS DE SOUS-COUCHE LIMITE

Publication

EP 0734342 A1 19961002 (EN)

Application

EP 94930258 A 19941018

Priority

  • GB 9402278 W 19941018
  • GB 9321445 A 19931018

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9511160A1] An aircraft wing possesses at least one vortex generator for controlling boundary layer separation, each vortex generator, which may be in the form of thin wires, being located entirely within the boundary layer such that the wing generates at least one dominant lee-side vortex. The vortex generators are preferably located on the leading edge of the wing, for example in a position upstream of where boundary layer separation would occur. The application describes vortex generators which are at an angle in the range of 12 DEG to 15 DEG to the leading edge of the wing.

IPC 1-7

B64C 21/10; B64C 23/06

IPC 8 full level

B64C 21/10 (2006.01); B64C 23/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B64C 21/10 (2013.01); B64C 23/06 (2013.01); Y02T 50/10 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9511160A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9511160 A1 19950427; EP 0734342 A1 19961002; GB 9321445 D0 19931208

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9402278 W 19941018; EP 94930258 A 19941018; GB 9321445 A 19931018