Patent ID: 11857990
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C  Y | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A gas recovery nozzle comprising:
a main body configured to attach to a supersonic nozzle and a first pressure supply;
a first end having an angled wall that expands outwardly from an opening defining a gas flow path from the supersonic nozzle;
a passage extending from the first end to a second end, the first end being a distal end and the second end being a proximal end relative to the supersonic nozzle;
a cavity surrounding the passage and configured to collect at least some gas expelled from the supersonic nozzle and defining a gas recovery path, wherein an open end of the cavity is located at a part side of the main body and comprises a curved wall that tapers adjacent the part side and expands adjacent an interior of the cavity; and
an outlet within the cavity configured to connect to a gas recovery sub-system, and a second pressure supply of the gas recovery sub-system.