Patent ID: 6752358
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: B64C,F15D,Y02T

Abstract:
A suction panel for use in a laminar flow control system, said panel comprising:a skin, said skin having a plurality of perforations therethrough; a base member supporting said skin, said base member including at least one plenum chamber supplied with a suitable source of suction; and at least one micro channel formed between said skin and said base member, said micro channel connecting said at least one plenum chamber to said plurality of perforations, said micro channel having a cross-sectional area which varies along said micro channel between said plenum and at least one of said plurality of perforations in which the perforated skin is mounted on a base member having a first base layer and a second base layer, the micro channels being formed in the first base layer and at least one plenum chamber being formed in the second base layer, with the micro channels being such that a controlled pressure gradient can be established therealong to ensure no outflow therefrom via the skin perforations.