Patent ID: 6220549
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: B64C,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
An electromagnetic turbulence control (EMTC) panel for the active control of drag of a conductive fluid over a front surface of the EMTC panel, comprising:a metal substrate having a front side and a back side, and having a high magnetic permeability;a multiplicity of parallel magnetic columns affixed to the front side of the metal substrate, each of the parallel magnetic columns having an upper ridge facing away from the front side of the metal substrate;an electrode board having an array of electrodes on a front side thereof, and having a back side affixed to the upper ridge of at least one of the parallel magnetic columns, the electrodes being arranged in columns parallel to the parallel magnetic columns wherein adjacent parallel magnetic columns on the back side of the electrode board are interleaved between adjacent columns of electrodes on the front side of the electrode board; andmeans for making electrical contact with the electrodes on the front side of the electrode board from a location on the back side of the electrode board.