- Patent Title: Integral drain assembly for a heat exchanger and method of forming
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Application No.: US16108871Application Date: 2018-08-22
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Publication No.: US10941991B2Publication Date: 2021-03-09
- Inventor: Michael Zager , Michael Doe
- Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NC Charlotte
- Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Charlotte
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: F28F17/00
- IPC: F28F17/00 ; F24H9/16 ; F02B29/04 ; F28D1/047

Abstract:
A method of forming an integral drain for a heat exchanger is provided. The method includes forming a plurality of passage walls to define a plurality of passages with an additive manufacturing process, each of the passage walls having a non-linear portion. The method also includes integrally forming a drain wall with at least one of the passage walls with the additive manufacturing process to define a drain for each of the plurality of passages, the drain wall located proximate the non-linear portion of each of the plurality of passage walls.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190003788A1 INTEGRAL DRAIN ASSEMBLY FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF FORMING Public/Granted day:2019-01-03
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