Patent 8186942 was granted and assigned to United Technologies on May, 2012 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A nacelle assembly for a turbine engine has a cowl. The cowl extends along an axis and has an exterior surface spaced from an interior surface. The interior surface forms an air inlet for directing airflow to the turbine engine. A turbulator for creating turbulence is disposed on one of the interior surface and the exterior surface.