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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2023
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventor:
Viktor Kilchyk, Lancaster, NY (US);
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 21/00 (2006.01); F28F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 21/00 (2013.01); F28F 19/006 (2013.01); F28F 2265/14 (2013.01); F28F 2265/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flow conduit intended for use in a fouling environment includes at least one solid surface of a thermally adaptive material. The at least one solid surface is configured to undergo a shape change as a result of thermal cycling such the shape change dislodges unwanted material accumulated on the at least one solid surface during operation of the flow conduit in the fouling environment.