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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2009
Nicholas J. Nagurny, Manassas, VA (US);
Natalie B. Levings, North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Derek M. Beckner, Manassas Park, VA (US);
Michael R. Eller, New Orleans, LA (US);
Patrick D. Grandelli, Kailua, HI (US);
Joe Van Ryzin, Kailua, HI (US);
Eliot Goldstein, Fairfax, VA (US);
Randy J. Brown, Slidell, LA (US);
Leslie D. Kramer, Manassas, VA (US);
Robert J. Howard, Walkersville, MD (US);
Nicholas J. Nagurny, Manassas, VA (US);
Natalie B. Levings, North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Derek M. Beckner, Manassas Park, VA (US);
Michael R. Eller, New Orleans, LA (US);
Patrick D. Grandelli, Kailua, HI (US);
Joe Van Ryzin, Kailua, HI (US);
Eliot Goldstein, Fairfax, VA (US);
Randy J. Brown, Slidell, LA (US);
Leslie D. Kramer, Manassas, VA (US);
Robert J. Howard, Walkersville, MD (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A heat exchanger and a method for fabricating the heat exchanger are disclosed. The heat exchanger comprises a heat exchanger core that is formed from a plurality of stacked aluminum panels that are joined together via friction stir welding. Each panel in the core is formed from at least two aluminum extrusions that are joined to one another via friction stir welding.