Internal cavity support methodology for ultrasonic additive manufacturing

    公开(公告)号:US10682734B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-16

    申请号:US15176733

    申请日:2016-06-08

    Abstract: A manifold structure and method of forming a manifold structure includes using an ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM) process to build up a solid structure, machining the solid structure to form a cavity and free-standing support pillars within the cavity, and using a UAM process to build up a finstock layer over the cavity. The support pillars formed by machining have yield strengths high enough to support UAM of the finstock layer over the cavity. A plurality of finstock layers are built up within the cavity to segment the cavity into a plurality of cavities. UAM of the finstock layers enables the finstock layers to be stacked in a direction normal to a direction of flow through the cavity for efficiently transferring heat through the manifold structure.

    ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE UNITS

    公开(公告)号:US20220003509A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-06

    申请号:US17481741

    申请日:2021-09-22

    Abstract: A method of forming a thermal energy storage unit for a surface to be cooled or heated includes using an additive manufacturing process to form a plurality of non-rectilinear structures having a plurality of thermally conductive substructures, the substructures defining a plurality of interior cavities within the substructures and a plurality of exterior fluid channels that cross over or under the plurality of interior cavities, arranging the plurality of non-rectilinear structures in a plurality of housings, wherein each of the plurality of non-rectilinear structures is arranged in a corresponding one of the plurality of housings, and connecting the plurality of housings to each other to build up the thermal energy storage unit whereby the thermal energy storage unit is modular.

    OSCILLATING HEAT PIPE USING ULTRASONIC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

    公开(公告)号:US20200309466A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-01

    申请号:US16364310

    申请日:2019-03-26

    Abstract: A manifold structure is formed using ultrasonic additive manufacturing and machining. The manifold structure includes a body having a base plate and a cover plate that define a flow passage therebetween, and a plurality of walls that segment the flow passage into a plurality of channels, wherein each of the walls has a height extending from the base plate to the cover plate and a non-linear length that is elongated relative to a width of the wall and extends in a direction normal to the height of the wall. The walls are wavy in shape to provide enhanced rigidity and stiffness during lamination over the channels.

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