Patent ID: 11946475
Assignee: ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, LLC
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 19:
20. A system for redirecting airflow, the system comprising:
an upstream component comprising an engagement portion on a downstream end of the upstream component;
a connection unit comprising:
an upstream engagement portion;
an outer duct comprising an outer wall and a passage, the outer duct configured to convey a flow of air through the passage;
a support coupled with the outer wall;
a drag reduction unit coupled with the support and positioned in the passage;
a wake diverting component protruding from an internal surface of the connection unit, the wake diverting component located downstream of the drag reduction unit;

a downstream engagement portion;
wherein the support includes a plurality of support structures each coupled to the outer wall and to the drag reduction unit and configured as vanes for straightening the flow of air through the passage,
wherein the connection unit is formed from a first connector portion and a second connector portion that are separable from each other; and

a downstream component comprising an engagement portion on an upstream end of the downstream component; wherein the upstream engagement portion of the connection unit is configured to engage with the engagement portion of the upstream component, and wherein the downstream engagement portion of the connection unit is configured to engage with the engagement portion of the downstream component.