Motor radiator
AssigneeHamilton Sunstrand Corporation
InventorsTomasz Mȩczkowski, Sebastian Żuraw, Robert Zieliński
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Abstract
A cooling structure for a rotary electric machine, the structure comprising an annular radiator body defining an axis X between a first end and a second end, the annular body having a radially inner wall and a radially outer wall and a plurality of channels defined between the radially inner wall and the radially outer wall, each extending from the first end to the second end, each channel having an inner surface defining the channel through which a coolant flows, in use, and wherein surface features are provided on the inner surface of the channels.
Claims11
A cooling structure for a rotary electric motor, the cooling structure comprising:
- an annular radiator body that axially extends along the rotary electric motor between a first end and a second end, the annular radiator body comprising:
- a plurality of isolated channels arranged in an annular configuration and extending between the first end and the second end, each isolated channel comprising:
- an outer surface opposite an inner surface;
- a first side surface connected to the outer surface and connected to the inner surface;
- a second side surface, opposite the first side surface, connected to the outer surface and connected to the inner surface;
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- a plurality of bubble-shaped surface features dispersed on the outer surface, the inner surface, the first side surface, and the second side surface of each isolated channel between the first end and the second end.
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