Tunable wicking structures and a system for a wicking structure
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorMatthew Karesh
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Abstract
Various systems and methods are provided for creating a wicking structure. In one example, a method for creating a wicking structure can include creating, using a 3D printing technique, a macro wicking element including a lattice structure formed by a grid of a first material, the lattice structure including pores formed between the grid of first material. The method can also include creating, using the 3D printing technique, a first micro wicking element including powder particles distributed within the pores of the lattice structure, and creating, using the 3D printing technique, a second micro wicking element by removing at least a portion of the lattice structure.
Claims11
A method for creating a wicking structure, comprising:
- creating, using a 3D printing technique, a macro wicking element comprising a lattice structure formed by a grid of a first material, the lattice structure comprising pores formed between the grid of first material;
- creating, using the 3D printing technique, a first micro wicking element comprising powder particles distributed within the pores of the lattice structure;
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- creating, using the 3D printing technique, a second micro wicking element by removing at least a portion of the lattice structure.
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