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

Claim 0:
1. 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;
a drag reduction unit positioned at or near an upstream end of the connection unit;
a wake diverting component protruding from an internal surface of the connection unit, the wake diverting component located downstream of the drag reduction unit; and
a downstream engagement portion;

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; and
wherein the connection unit is configured to receive a flow of non-laminar air from the upstream component and to provide, within a distance of less than or equal to 12 inches downstream of the connection unit, a flow of substantially laminar air to the downstream component,
wherein the connection unit is formed from a first connector portion and a second connector portion that are separable from each other.