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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Michael Zager, Windsor, CT (US);
Michael Doe, Southwick, MA (US);
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 17/00 (2006.01); F24H 9/16 (2006.01); F02B 29/04 (2006.01); F28D 1/047 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 17/005 (2013.01); F02B 29/0468 (2013.01); F24H 9/16 (2013.01); F28D 1/047 (2013.01); F02B 29/045 (2013.01); F28F 2265/06 (2013.01); F28F 2265/22 (2013.01); Y02T 10/12 (2013.01);
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.