COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20240308147A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-19

    申请号:US18606959

    申请日:2024-03-15

    发明人: Kerrick Dando

    摘要: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for use in composite manufacturing, to facilitate cooling of composite parts. The methods and apparatus disclosed are of particular use in thermal joining methods. A magnetic field is applied to a magnetocaloric material to induce a magnetic phase change. Heat is exhausting heat from the magnetocaloric material while the magnetic field is applied and, when the magnetic field is disapplied, heat is flowed from the composite assembly to the magnetocaloric material, reversing the magnetic phase change and cooling the composite part. An induction coil for inductively heating the composite part may be used to apply the magnetic field.

    High performance cooling element
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11919218B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-05

    申请号:US17530897

    申请日:2021-11-19

    申请人: Addex, Inc.

    摘要: The present invention relates to an external cooling system for a molten film tube produced by a blown film tubular extrusion process, comprised of a divergent cooling element with a divergent cooling interface containing a cooling gas deflector spaced adjacent to the molten film tube and providing an expelled cooling gas (i) in a path opposing the flow of the molten film tube toward a first exit gap and (ii) in a path with the flow of the molten film tube toward a second exit gap. A minimum gap between the divergent cooling interface and the molten film tube occurs at the first exit gap and/or the second exit gap. Advantageously, the divergent cooling interface is provided with one or more compound angles to maximize stability and cooling efficiency. Additionally, multiple cooling elements can preferably be arranged in a stackable configuration to achieve higher throughput rates. Operation is characterized by improved film holding forces without the presence of high noise levels or detrimental vibration, flutter, and drag. Additionally, employing simplified single air delivery channels, and a stackable design, significantly reduces complexity and manufacturing costs.