Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method of increasing cooling rate of metal sand casting during solidification
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Application No.: US17568047Application Date: 2022-01-04
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Publication No.: US11766716B2Publication Date: 2023-09-26
- Inventor: Steven L. Burkholder , Thomas W. Gustafson , Qigui Wang , Anil K. Sachdev
- Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Vivacqua Crane, PLLC
- Main IPC: B22D27/04
- IPC: B22D27/04 ; B22D30/00

Abstract:
A system and method of increasing a cooling rate of a metal sand casting during solidification. The system includes a 3-D printed manufactured sand mold defining a mold cavity, a coolant inlet port extending into the manufactured sand mold, a myriad of coolant passageways surrounding a portion of the mold cavity, and a coolant outlet port in fluid communication with the coolant passageways. The system further includes a coolant vapor extraction system having a collection manifold in fluid connection with the outlet port of the sand mold. A molten metal is poured into the mold cavity and a liquid coolant is introduced into the sand mold. The liquid coolant changes state into a gas phase as it permeates through the sand mold, thereby increasing the cooling rate of the casting. The liquid coolant may be that of a liquid nitrogen.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230211406A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INCREASING COOLING RATE OF METAL SAND CASTING DURING SOLIDIFICATION Public/Granted day:2023-07-06
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