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US 12,510,308 B2Granted
Heat augmentation features in a cast heat exchanger
AssigneeRtx Corporation
InventorsMichael A. Disori, William P. Stillman, Alexander Broulidakis, Dave J. Hyland, Jeremy Styborski, Adam J. Diener, Matthew A. Devore, Dominic J. Mongillo, Jr.
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Abstract
A featured embodiment of a cast plate heat exchanger assembly includes a cast plate including a plate portion defining a plurality of internal passages. A plurality of fin portions extend from the plate portion. First augmentation structures are disposed on surfaces of the fin portions for conditioning cooling airflow to enhance transfer of thermal energy. A method is also disclosed.
Claims4
A cast plate heat exchanger assembly comprising:
- a cast plate including a plate portion defining a plurality of internal passages extending between an inlet face and an outlet face and contained between a top surface and a bottom surface, a plurality of fin portions extending from an external surface of one of the top surface and the bottom surface, a first flow disrupting means for thermal energy transfer disposed on surfaces of the plurality of fin portions for conditioning cooling airflow to enhance transfer of thermal energy and a channel bottom defined as a portion of the external surface bounded by at least two of the plurality of fin portions with the first flow disrupting means for thermal energy transfer further disposed on the channel bottom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.