APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE MOTION OF A SOLID BODY OR FLUID STREAM

Title:

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE MOTION OF A SOLID BODY OR FLUID STREAM

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO1997025623

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

This invention discloses a fluid dynamic system including a fluid medium separated from a solid medium by a solid boundary, one of which media is moving with respect to the other, apparatus for controlling the motion of the moving medium, comprising, a perturbation-producing element at solid boundary, and a drive for cyclically driving the perturbation-producing element to produce cyclical fluid perturbations in the fluid medium sufficient to alter the motion of the moving medium. A method for including a fluid medium separated from a solid medium by a solid boundary in a fluid dynamic system is also disclosed. 00000

Inventors:

SEIFERT AVI (IL)
WYGNANSKI ISRAEL (IL)

Application Number:

PCT/IL1996/000194

Publication Date:

September 04, 1997

Filing Date:

December 29, 1996

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

UNIV RAMOT (IL)
SEIFERT AVI (IL)
WYGNANSKI ISRAEL (IL)

International Classes:

F02K9/80; F02K9/82; F02K9/90; F42B10/66; (IPC1-7): G01P/

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