PRE-FUSION LASER SINTERING FOR METAL POWDER STABILIZATION DURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

    公开(公告)号:US20190022752A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-24

    申请号:US15658127

    申请日:2017-07-24

    摘要: In an embodiment, an apparatus for forming a metal component from alloy powder includes a powder-based layer-by-layer directed energy beam additive manufacturing system, a primary directed high energy beam, configured to raise a temperature of the alloy powder to or above the melting point of the alloy powder. A secondary directed low energy beam configured to raise the temperature of the alloy powder to or above a sintering point of the alloy powder without reaching the melting point of the alloy powder. The apparatus further includes a sintered region on the surface of an alloy powder layer previously produced by the secondary directed low energy beam and a solid region forming a portion of the metal component that was solidified from a molten pool on the surface of the alloy powder layer adjacent to the first sintered region having been produced by the primary directed high energy beam.

    DIFFUSER MOUNTED FUEL-AIR HEAT EXCHANGER
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170167385A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-15

    申请号:US14963545

    申请日:2015-12-09

    IPC分类号: F02C7/18

    摘要: A thermal energy exchange system for cooling air of a gas turbine engine includes a heat exchanger located at a diffuser of the gas turbine engine. The diffuser is positioned axially between a compressor and a combustor of the gas turbine engine. A fuel source is operably connected to the heat exchanger to direct a flow of fuel through the heat exchanger via a fuel pipe and toward a fuel nozzle of the combustor. An airflow inlet directs a cooling airflow through the heat exchanger to reduce an airflow temperature via thermal energy exchange between the cooling airflow and the flow of fuel. An airflow outlet directs the cooling airflow from the heat exchanger toward one or more of components of the turbine to cool the one or more components.