COMPLIANT HEAT EXCHANGERS, HEAT PIPES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210245246A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-12

    申请号:US17171323

    申请日:2021-02-09

    申请人: UT-Battelle, LLC

    摘要: A method for fabricating heat exchangers using additive manufacturing technologies. Additive manufacturing enables the manufacture of heat exchangers with complex geometries and/or with internal and external integral surface features. Additive manufacture also facilitates the manufacture of heat exchangers with regional variations, such as changes in size, shape and surface features. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a heat exchanger with a helicoidal shape that provides axial elastic compliance. In one embodiment, the internal channel of the heat exchanger varies along its length. The internal channel may have a cross-sectional area that increases progressively from one end to the other. In one embodiment, the external shape of the tubular structure may be non-circular to optimize heat transfer with an external heat transfer fluid. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a heat pipe with an internal wicking structure formed as an integral part of the additive manufacturing process.

    METHOD OF FABRICATING A REFRACTORY METAL CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE

    公开(公告)号:US20240149490A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US18142132

    申请日:2023-05-02

    申请人: UT-Battelle, LLC

    IPC分类号: B28B1/00 C04B41/00 C04B41/45

    摘要: A method of fabricating a refractory metal ceramic matrix interpenetrating phase harsh environment capable composite is provided. The method includes forming a reinforcing phase by additive manufacturing and introducing a matrix material to the reinforcing phase. The step of introducing the matrix material may be performed by additive manufacturing or a densification process. The reinforcing phase may be a lattice formed of metal or a ceramic, and the matrix material may be a ceramic or a metal. Alternatively, the reinforcing phase formed by additive manufacturing is a laminate layer, and the matrix material introduced to the reinforcing phase is a laminate layer deposited on the reinforcing phase by additive manufacturing in a plurality of alternating layers. A refractory metal ceramic matrix composite is also disclosed. The refractory metal ceramic matrix composite includes a lattice formed by additive manufacturing, and a matrix material deposited in the lattice.

    Compliant heat exchangers, heat pipes and methods for making same

    公开(公告)号:US11633789B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-25

    申请号:US17171323

    申请日:2021-02-09

    申请人: UT-Battelle, LLC

    摘要: A method for fabricating heat exchangers using additive manufacturing technologies. Additive manufacturing enables the manufacture of heat exchangers with complex geometries and/or with internal and external integral surface features. Additive manufacture also facilitates the manufacture of heat exchangers with regional variations, such as changes in size, shape and surface features. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a heat exchanger with a helicoidal shape that provides axial elastic compliance. In one embodiment, the internal channel of the heat exchanger varies along its length. The internal channel may have a cross-sectional area that increases progressively from one end to the other. In one embodiment, the external shape of the tubular structure may be non-circular to optimize heat transfer with an external heat transfer fluid. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a heat pipe with an internal wicking structure formed as an integral part of the additive manufacturing process.

    ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM-BORON CARBIDE METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES

    公开(公告)号:US20200269318A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-27

    申请号:US16800012

    申请日:2020-02-25

    申请人: UT-Battelle, LLC

    IPC分类号: B22F3/10

    摘要: A method for additive manufacturing of a composite object containing a bonded network of boron carbide particles and aluminum occupying spaces between boron carbide particles, the method comprising: (i) producing a porous preform constructed of boron carbide by an additive manufacturing process in which particles of boron carbide are bonded together; and (ii) infiltrating molten aluminum, at a temperature of 1000-1400° C., into pores of said porous preform to produce said composite object constructed of boron carbide particles within an aluminum matrix, wherein the boron carbide is present in the composite object in an amount of 30-70 wt. %. The resulting composite material is also herein described.