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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Srikanth Chandrudu Kottilingam, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Victor John Morgan, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Benjamin Paul Lacy, Greer, SC (US);
John Wesley Harris, Jr., Taylors, SC (US);
David Edward Schick, Greenville, SC (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A three-dimensional printing process, a swirling device, and a thermal management process are disclosed. The three-dimensional printing process includes distributing a material to a selected region, selectively laser melting the material, and forming a swirling device from the material. The swirling device is printed by selective laser melting. The thermal management process includes providing an article having a swirling device printed by selective laser melting, and cooling a portion of the article by transporting air through the swirling device.