Methods for forming a heat exchanger and portions thereof
AssigneeUnison Industries, LLC
InventorMark Douglas Swinford
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Abstract
Methods of forming a heat exchanger from a metal body made from a material having a melting temperature greater than 660° C. with the metal body having opposing first and second surfaces and at least one fluid passageway formed in the metal body so that fluid may be passed through the fluid passageway and heat from the fluid may be dissipated through a plurality of fins.
Claims21
A method of forming a fluid passage in a heat exchanger having a metal body made from a material having a melting temperature greater than 660° C., with the metal body having a first surface, the method comprising:
- cutting an access opening into the metal body, with the access opening spanning a dimension of the metal body;
- removing material from the metal body along the access opening to form a passageway in the metal body that extends along the access opening and is accessible through the access opening;
- and
- closing the access opening to form the fluid passage.
A method of forming a heat exchanger from a metal body made from a material having a melting temperature greater than 660° C., with the metal body having opposing first and second surfaces, the method comprising:
- forming at least one fluid passageway in the metal body by:
- cutting an access opening into the first surface of the metal body, with the access opening spanning a dimension of the first surface;
- removing material from the metal body along the access opening to form a fluid passageway in the metal body that extends along the access opening and is accessible through the access opening;
- and
- closing the access opening to form the fluid passageway;
- and
- forming at least one fin projecting from the second surface;
- wherein fluid may be passed through the fluid passageway and heat from the fluid may be dissipated through the fin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.