Infrared suppressor apparatus and method
CA 2554151 C · Owner: General Electric Company · Inventors: Kieffer, Christopher Marlow; Steyer, William; Tingle, Walter J.
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A method for suppressing infrared radiation from an engine of an aircraft operating in an environment includes directing hot exhaust from the aircraft engine into a lobed mixer (14) of a single baffle infrared suppressor (10) having a collapsible translatable baffle (126) to generate alternating flows of hot exhaust gas and cold air. The method further includes directing the alternating flows of hot exhaust gas and cold air towards the single baffle assembly to mix the hot exhaust gas with the cold air.
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- Filed July 27, 2006 and granted April 1, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 27, 2026.
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