FLOW-CONTROL DEVICE, COMPONENT HAVING A FLOW-CONTROL DEVICE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A FLOW-CONTROL DEVICE

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13690438

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A flow-control device, a component, and method of producing a flow-control device are disclosed. The flow-control device includes thermally-adjustable features positioned along a surface of the flow-control device configured to be adjacent to a flow, and a heating member in direct or indirect contact with the thermally-adjustable features. The thermally-adjustable features deploy from or retract toward the surface in response to a predetermined temperature change provided by the heating member. The deploying from or the retracting toward of the thermally-adjustable features increases or decreases turbulation of the flow along the surface. The component includes the flow-control device. The method includes forming the thermally-adjustable features along the surface of the flow-control device, in direct or indirect contact with a heating member. The thermally-adjustable features deploy from or retract toward the surface in response to a predetermined temperature change provided by the heating member.

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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY1 RIVER ROAD SCHENECTADY NY 12345

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DIMASCIO, Paul Stephen Greer, US 78 761
HEFNER, Rebecca Evelyn Fountain Inn, US 31 244

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