| 摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide devices which may reduce stresses experienced by a wingtip device and wing.SOLUTION: A flow interrupting device 100 may cause a flow to separate from a wingtip device 102 at a desired angle of attack. The flow interrupting device may be coupled to a leading edge of the wingtip device, where a flow disruptor 112 may be configured to alleviate a load on the wingtip device. The flow disrupter may comprise an edge 110 that extends into a boundary layer at a threshold angle of attack that may disrupt the boundary layer and cause the flow to separate from the wingtip device. This separated flow may reduce stresses experienced by the wingtip device and wing during various flight conditions where a transverse flow is encountered.</p> |
