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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Varun Grover, Bangalore, IN;
Jared Matthew Wolfe, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 9/19 (2006.01); F02C 7/22 (2006.01); F15B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 9/19 (2013.01); F02C 7/222 (2013.01); F15B 21/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A integrated fluid conduit is provided having two or more internal conduits, the size and shape of the internal conduits is designed to optimize the hydraulic diameter of each conduit based on the needs of the system. The integrated fluid conduit is advantageously manufactured according to additive manufacturing techniques which enable formation of off-center and/or non-concentric internal conduits adapted to specific applications requiring turns such as the fuel delivery system or the hydraulic system of/on a gas turbine engine for an airplane.