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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Orbital Atk, Inc., Dulles, VA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel P. Guinan, Hobe Sound, FL (US);
James B. Philpott, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Henry K. Webster, Jupiter, FL (US);
Christopher Gettinger, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Assignee:
Orbital ATK, Inc., Dulles, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 15/26 (2006.01); B21D 53/02 (2006.01); B23H 7/02 (2006.01); B23H 7/26 (2006.01); B23H 9/10 (2006.01); B23H 9/14 (2006.01); F24H 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 15/26 (2013.01); B21D 53/02 (2013.01); B23H 7/02 (2013.01); B23H 7/265 (2013.01); B23H 9/10 (2013.01); B23H 9/14 (2013.01); F24H 9/02 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4935 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49346 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49401 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49996 (2015.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus of an improved cooling structure having cooling passages are provided. A method includes forming pilot holes with an electrical discharge machine (EDM) drill near a heated flow surface. The pilot holes are then shaped with a wire EDM into cooling passages having a desired shape.