The Boeing Company
Directional flow control device

Abstract:

A directional flow control device includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis between an inlet end and a discharge end. The housing holds stator magnets. The directional flow control device includes a flow deflector received in the housing. The flow deflector is rotatable in the housing about a rotation axis parallel to the longitudinal axis. The flow deflector has a flow channel therethrough. The flow channel has an intake bore at a front end of the flow deflector and a discharge bore at a rear end of the flow deflector. The intake bore is coaxial with the rotation axis. The discharge bore is offset from the rotation axis. The flow deflector has rotor magnets aligned with and facing the stator magnets. The stator magnets are energized to cause rotation of the flow deflector relative to the housing.