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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2017
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jose Troitino Lopez, Greenville, SC (US);
James Stuart Pratt, Simpsonville, SC (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A core for forming a casting article including a sacrificial material about the core is disclosed. The casting article is used for forming a mold for investment casting a component. The core may include a body having an external shape to form at least a section of an internal structure of the component during the investment casting; and a closed loop, core thermal conducting conduit inside a portion of the body. The closed loop, core thermal conducting conduit defines a path for a temperature controlled thermal fluid to pass through the portion of the body to control a temperature of the portion during forming of the casting article. A system may include the core and a thermal fluid controller for controlling the temperature of the thermal fluid. A related method is also disclosed.