Unitary conduit for transporting fluids
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsMarie Ann McMasters, Michael A. Benjamin, Alfred Mancini
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Abstract
A unitary conduit for transporting a fluid is described, the conduit comprising a body and a flow passage located within the body, the flow passage having an inlet end and an exit end, wherein the flow passage and the body have a unitary construction. In another embodiment, a unitary conduit has a flow passage wherein the cross sectional shape of the flow passage changes from a first cross sectional shape to a second cross sectional shape. In another embodiment, the exterior contour of the body generally conforms to the interior contour of the flow passage. In another embodiment, the flow passage branches to a plurality of sub-passages.
Claims20
A unitary conduit for transporting a fluid, the conduit comprising:
- a body;
- and
- a flow passage located within the body, said flow passage having an inlet end and an exit end, wherein the flow passage and the body have a unitary construction and wherein the body is made from a metallic material and has a contour adapted to facilitate a reduction in stress.
A unitary conduit for transporting a fluid, the conduit comprising:
- a body made from a metallic material, the body having an exterior contour;
- a flow passage located within the body, said flow passage having an interior contour, an inlet end and an exit end, wherein the exterior contour of the body generally conforms to the interior contour of the flow passage and is adapted to facilitate a reduction in stress;
- and
- wherein the flow passage and the body have a unitary construction.
A unitary conduit for transporting a fluid, the conduit comprising:
- a body;
- and
- a flow passage located within the body, said flow passage having an inlet end, wherein the flow passage branches to a plurality of sub-passages located within the body and wherein the flow passage and the body have a unitary construction and wherein the body is made from a metallic material and has a contour adapted to facilitate a reduction in stress.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.