SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING SYNTHETIC JETS

摘要

A system and method for the packaging of a synthetic jet actuator is disclosed. A synthetic jet actuator is provided that includes a first plate, a second plate spaced apart from the first plate and arranged parallelly thereto, and a housing positioned about the first and second plates and defining a chamber. The housing includes at least one orifice therein such that the chamber is in fluid communication with an external environment. The synthetic jet actuator also includes a mounting mechanism configured to mount the first and second plates within the housing in a suspended arrangement and an actuator element coupled to at least one of the first and second plates to selectively cause deflection thereof, thereby changing a volume within the chamber so that a series of fluid vortices are generated and projected to the external environment out from the at least one orifice of the housing.

主权项

1. A synthetic jet actuator comprising:
a first plate and a second plate spaced apart from one another; a housing positioned about the first and second plates and defining a chamber, the housing having at least one orifice formed in the housing such that the chamber is in fluid communication with an external environment; an actuator element coupled to at least one of the first and second plates to selectively cause deflection thereof so that fluid is projected out of the at least one orifice of the housing; and a mounting mechanism to mount the first and second plates within the housing, the mounting mechanism comprising: a plurality of female connectors on opposing end surfaces of each of the first and second plates; and a plurality of male connectors extending inward from the housing and configured to engage the female connectors.