IP Library Patent Application 12043157
Patent Application
App. No. 12/043,157

MAST FOR AN AIRCRAFT NACELLE INCORPORATING MEANS FOR LIMITING THE APPEARANCE OF VIBRATIONS, IN PARTICULAR IN CERTAIN FLIGHT REGIMES, AT A HIGH MACH NUMBER AND LOW LIFT

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12/043,157
Abstract

A mast for connection between a power plant and the rest of an aircraft that includes an outside surface ( 14 ) that is in contact with the air flows, characterized in that it includes, in the outside surface ( 14 ), at least one recess ( 22 ) that is blocked by a porous wall ( 24 ), with a porosity of 3 to 6%, coming into the extension of the outside surface ( 14 ), whereby the recess makes it possible to have the high-pressure zone ( 18 ) communicate with the low-pressure zone ( 20 ), zones that are arranged on both sides of a shock wave ( 16 ).

Claims (9)

1 . Mast for connection between a power plant and the rest of an aircraft that comprises an outside surface ( 14 ) that is in contact with air flows, characterized in that it comprises, in the outside surface ( 14 ), at least one recess ( 22 ) that is blocked by a porous wall ( 24 ), with a porosity of 3 to 6%, coming into the extension of said outside surface ( 14 ), whereby said recess makes it possible to have the high-pressure zone ( 18 ) communicate with the low-pressure zone ( 20 ), zones that are arranged on both sides of a shock wave ( 16 ).

2 . Mast for connection between a power plant and the rest of an aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein it comprises at least two recesses ( 22 , 22 ′) that are arranged one after the other in the direction of the flow of air ( 15 ), each blocked by a porous wall ( 24 , 24 ′), and at least one passage ( 26 ) that makes it possible to have said recesses ( 22 , 22 ′) communicate.

3 . Mast for connection between a power plant and the rest of an aircraft according to claim 1 , whereby said mast is essentially symmetrical relative to a vertical plane that is arranged in the direction of the flow of air, whereby said plane divides the outside surface ( 14 ) into a first side and a second side, wherein it comprises at least one recess ( 22 , 22 ′) in at least one side.

4 . Mast for connection between a power plant and the rest of an aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one recess ( 22 ) is arranged close to the junction of said mast with the rest of the aircraft.

5 . Aircraft that comprises at least one mast according to claim 1 .

6 . Mast for connection between a power plant and the rest of an aircraft according to claim 2 , whereby said mast is essentially symmetrical relative to a vertical plane that is arranged in the direction of the flow of air, whereby said plane divides the outside surface ( 14 ) into a first side and a second side, wherein it comprises at least one recess ( 22 , 22 ′) in at least one side.

7 . Mast for connection between a power plant and the rest of an aircraft according to claim 2 , wherein said at least one recess ( 22 ) is arranged close to the junction of said mast with the rest of the aircraft.

8 . Mast for connection between a power plant and the rest of an aircraft according to claim 3 , wherein said at least one recess ( 22 ) is arranged close to the junction of said mast with the rest of the aircraft.

9 . Mast for connection between a power plant and the rest of an aircraft according to claim 6 , wherein said at least one recess ( 22 ) is arranged close to the junction of said mast with the rest of the aircraft.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded May 18, 2011
From: AIRBUS FRANCE
To: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
Reel/Frame 026298/0269 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2008
From: FOL, THIERRY
To: AIRBUS FRANCE
Reel/Frame 020956/0654 →